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Performance by Category—Surgical Infection Prevention
The risk of wound infection after surgery can significantly be reduced by making sure patients get the right medications at the right time on the day of their surgery.
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Saint Alphonsus is committed to providing safe, high quality care. Measuring
how we provide patient care allows us to evaluate and improve care. We measure
care that experts agree is the best treatment for each condition.
Data: Fourth Quarter 2006 through Third Quarter 2007
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| What is Surgical Infection Prevention? | SARMC | Top 10% |
U.S. Average |
| Use of preventive antibiotic before surgery: Percent of eligible patients getting preventive antibiotics within one hour of the start of surgery. | 93% | 97% | 83% |
| Use of appropriate preventive antibiotics: Percent of eligible patients getting the recommended preventive antibiotic before surgery. | 97% | 99% | 90% |
| Use of preventive antibiotics after surgery: Percent of eligible patients whose preventive antibiotics are stopped within the recommended amount of time after surgery is completed. | 88% | 97% | 80% |
| Treatment to prevent blood clots ordered: % of eligible surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots for certain types of surgeries. (January 2007 – March 2007 data) | 85% | 97% | 80% |
| Treatment to prevent blood clots received within 24 hours of surgery: % of eligible surgery patients who received treatment to prevent blood clots within 24 hours before or after selected surgeries to prevent blood clots. (January 2007 – March 2007 data) | 81% | 95% | 76% |
