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Surgical Infection Prevention

Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

Why is this Important?

Antibiotics are medicines to prevent and treat infections. Research shows that surgery patients who get antibiotics within the hour before their operation are less likely to get wound infections. Getting an antibiotic earlier, or after surgery begins, is not as effective. This shows how often hospitals make sure surgery patients get antibiotics at the right time.

Higher percentages are better.

Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision

*ECOH Goal*	*100%*
Top Reporting Hospitals	95%
*National Average*	*78%*
*Illinois Average*	*77%*
Wisconsin Average	86%

OSF St. Anthony	94%
SwedishAmerican	96%
Rockford Memorial	89%
Beloit Memorial	89%
CGH	93%
Freeport Memorial	94%
KSB	96%
Mercy Hospital	90%
Mercy Walworth Medical Center	92%
Meriter Hospital	89%
St. Mary's Hospital	88%
UW Madison	87%

Received Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

Why is this Important?

Certain antibiotics are recommended to help prevent wound infection for particular types of surgery. This measure looks at how often hospital surgical patients get the appropriate antibiotic in order to prevent a surgical wound infection.

Infections continue to be the main preventable compilcation of most surgical procedures. Antibiotics are medicines to prevent and treat infections. By following the standard guidelines for timing and giving you the correct antibiotic drug, hospitals can reduce your risk of getting a wound infection after surgery.

Hospitals can reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery by making sure patients get the right medicines at the right time on the day of their surgery. These quality measures show some of the standards of care.

Higher percentages are better.

Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) for Their Surgery

*ECOH Goal*	*100%*
Top Reporting Hospitals	100%
*National Average*	*90%*
*Illinois Average*	*91%*
Wisconsin Average	94%

OSF St. Anthony	99%
SwedishAmerican	95%
Rockford Memorial	98%
Beloit Memorial	91%
CGH	99%
Freeport Memorial	91%
KSB	98%
Mercy Hospital	95%
Mercy Walworth Medical Center	N/A
Meriter Hospital	96%
St. Mary's Hospital	97%
UW Madison	93%

N/A: The number of cases is too small for purposes of reliably predicting hospital performance.

Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

Why is this Important?

Antibiotics are medicines to prevent and treat infections. While the likelihood of infection after surgery can be reduced by giving patients preventative antibiotics, taking these antibiotics for more than 24 hours after routine surgery is usually not necessary and can increase the risk of side effects such as stomach aches, serious types of diarrhea, and antibiotic resistance (when antibiotics are used too much, they will not work anymore.) There are exceptions – for example, where the surgical site has been contaminated (making the surgery not routine).Talk to your doctor if you have questions about how long you should take antibiotics after surgery.

Higher percentages are better.

Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery

*ECOH Goal*	*100%*
Top Reporting Hospitals	95%
*National Average*	*74%*
*Illinois Average*	*69%*
Wisconsin Average	82%

OSF St. Anthony	89%
SwedishAmerican	76%
Rockford Memorial	85%
Beloit Memorial	76%
CGH	72%
Freeport Memorial	82%
KSB	96%
Mercy Hospital	73%
Mercy Walworth Medical Center	N/A
Meriter Hospital	91%
St. Mary's Hospital	93%
UW Madison	89%

N/A: The number of cases is too small for purposes of reliably predicting hospital performance.

Government data last updated September13, 2007

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