Preventative Antibiotic Before Surgery
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Surgery patients received preventative antibiotic one hour before incision |
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| RMC Last Reported |
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*Represents the top 10% of scores for this indicator nationally.
RMC Current data during: aug 2009 - jan 2010
RMC Last Reported data during: oct 2007 - sep 2008
Kentucky, National and Top Hospital data during: oct 2007 - sep 2008
Why is this important?
Getting an antibiotic within one hour before surgery reduces the risk of wound infections. Hospitals should check to make sure surgery patients get antibiotics at the right time.
Information about SCIP
Hospitals can reduce the risk of surgical infection by following proven surgical care standards.
This information comes from the quality data submitted by hospitals to Medicare’s Clinical Data Warehouse for inpatient discharges during the time period oct 2007 - sep 2008. Regional Medical Center Current Data represents data from aug 2009 - jan 2010.
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