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United States Department of Health & Human Services
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Surgical Care Improvement/Surgical Infection Prevention Quality Measures

Percent of Surgery Patients who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=90%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=79%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=81%
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.

Percent of Surgery Patients who Received the Appropriate Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery July 2006 through March 2007
DMH=97%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=91%
Reporting Hospital in the U.S.=90%
Certain antibiotics are recommended to help prevent wound infection for particular types of surgery.

Percent of Surgery Patients who Received Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots
January 2007 through March 2007
DMH=92%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=79%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=75%
Treatment(s) to prevent blood clots must be given at the right time to prevent blood clots forming after selected surgeries.

Percent of Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots for Certain Types of Surgeries
January 2007 through March 2007
DMH=94%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=82%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=79%
Certain types of surgery can increase the risk of blood clots forming in the veins. This is because patients don’t move much during and, usually, after some surgeries.

Percent of Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24-Hours After Surgery
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=71%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=72%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=76%
It is important for hospitals to stop giving preventative antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery to avoid side effects and other problems associated with antibiotic use. For certain surgeries, however, antibiotics may be needed for a longer time.