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

What Does This Measure?

The percentage of eligible surgery patients who received the appropriate preventative antibiotic(s) for their surgery.

Why Is This Important?

What Are We Doing to Improve Our Performance?

Duke has enacted several initiatives to improve our performance. These include:

• Evidence-based medicine
• Standardized order sets
• Antibiotic prescribing tools for physicians
• Patient rounding
• Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
• Electronic medical records (EMR)
• OR View (Duke University Hospital only)
  
• Six Sigma and DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control process) methodologies
• Nursing and physician education
• Patient safety and clinical quality committees
• Patient advocacy and support groups
• Surgery-specific patient education and instructions
  
• Surgical Care Improvement Project Team

More Information

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