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Quality Measures Surgical Site

Surgical Site Care at CMMC
Hospitals can reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery by making sure patients get the right medicines and treatment at the right time on the day of their surgery. These quality measures show some of the standards of care for surgical patients.



To help prevent a surgical infection it can be important to receive the dose of medicine just before the surgery starts. This gives a higher level of medicine in your blood stream.
Using the right kind of antibiotic (medicines) per a national guidelines can be important in preventing a surgical infection.
Antibiotics are usually not necessary for more then 24 hours after surgery
Using a medication or a leg compression device per national surgery guideliens can be important in preventing a blood clot from forming in a patients leg
Using the medication or leg compression device within 24 hours before surgery to 24 hours after surgery per national guidelines.
Preventative Antibiotic received within 1 hour before surgical incision if appropriate High 98% 91% 96% 91%
Preventative Antibiotic used was appropriate for their surgery High 97% 97% 99% 96%
Preventative antibiotic is stopped within 24 hrs after surgery if appropriate High 95% 90% 100% 88%
Measures to prevent blood clot High 93% 93% 97% 91%
Preventative measures for blood clot used within 24 hours High 88% 85% 95% 88%
6 month=April 07-Sept 07, 12 month= July 06-June 07
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