| KEY: |
 above average |
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 average |
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 below average |
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 no patients |
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data from
March 2009-
February 2010
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| Surgical Infection Prevention |
Kish Hospital (most current)
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Kish Hospital
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IL |
US |
 Percent of surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
Why is this important?
|
91%
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93%
|
89% |
91% |
Percent of surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Why is this important?
|
95%
|
97% |
94% |
95% |
 Percent of surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Why is this important?
|
95%
|
95% |
88% |
90% |
| Percent of surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safer method (electric clippers or hair removal cream – not a razor)
Why is this important?
|
100%
|
100% |
96% |
97% |
| Percent of surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Why is this important?
|
92%
|
90% |
87% |
88% |
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Percent of patients who got treatment at the right time (within 24 hours before or after their surgery) to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery
Why is this important?
|
90%
|
86% |
85% |
86% |
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