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Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour before Incision
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Surgery Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour before Incision
What Does This Measure?
The percentage of eligible surgery patients who received antibiotic(s) to prevent infection one hour before the beginning of surgery.
Why Is This Important?
Patients sometimes develop wound infections after they undergo surgery. Those who receive a preventative antibiotic within the hour before their operation are less likely to develop an infection. Getting an antibiotic earlier, or after surgery begins, is not as effective.
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
- 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
- Surgery-specific patient education and instructions
- Patient advocacy and support groups
- HealthView patient portal
- Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
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Published: 03/06/2008Updated: 06/19/2008
URL: http://www.dukehealth.org/AboutDuke/quality/performance_measures/surgery/preventative_antibiotic
