The rates displayed in this graph are from data reported for discharges July 2008 through June 2009.
|
Surgical Care Quality Report |
SSM
St. Joseph Health Ctr. |
MO
Average |
National
Average |
|
| Antibiotics before incision: The percentage of eligible surgery patients who received antibiotic(s) to prevent infection one hour before the beginning of surgery. |
94% |
92% |
91% |
| Appropriate Use of Antibiotics:The percentage of eligible surgery patients who received the appropriate preventative antibiotic(s) for their surgery. |
99% |
95% |
95% |
| Span of Antibiotics after surgery:Percentage of surgery patients whose preventative antibiotic(s) are stopped within 24 hours after their surgery ends. |
96% |
89% |
90% |
| Blood sugar maintenance: This measures the percentage of all heart surgery patients whose blood sugar is kept under good control in the days right after surgery. |
9(% |
86% |
89% |
| Hair removal method: This measures the percentage of surgery patients who needed hair removed from the surgical area before surgery and had hair removed using a safer method. Safer methods include electric clippers or hair removal cream - not a razor. |
99% |
98% |
97% |
| Blood clot prevention: The percentage of eligible patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots for certain types of surgeries. |
98% |
90% |
88% |
| Timing of blood clot prevention: The percentage of eligible surgery patients who received treatment to prevent blood clots before or after selected surgeries. |
93% |
8*% |
86% |