Surgical Care Improvement / Surgical Infection Prevention

Performance Data: July 2006 – June 2007

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Percent of Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

          JDH: 77%

          Benchmark: 96%

Percent of Surgery Patients Who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

          JDH: 93%

          Benchmark: 99%

Percent of Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots

          JDH: 78%

          Benchmark: 95%

Percent of Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) for Certain Types of Surgeries

          JDH: 84%

          Benchmark: 97%

Percent of Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) Are Stopped Within 24 Hours After Surgery

          JDH: 87%

          Benchmark: 96%

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