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Pneumonia is an infection of the lung caused by various bacteria. When the following appropriate tests and therapies are consistently done, the chance of dying is decreased. There is also prevention for some types of pneumonia with the pneumonia vaccine. Smoking increases the chance of developing pneumonia.
Data Measures July 2006 through June 2007
| PNEUMONIA |
DeKalb Memorial Hospital |
Ave of All Hospitals Reporting in the State |
Ave of All Hospitals Reporting in the Nation |
Assessment of Oxygenation
(Assessing oxygen allows the physician to better prescribe the oxygen amount needed for the patient) |
100% |
100% |
99% |
Pneumococcal Vaccination
(When patients are vaccinated with the pneumonia vaccine, their chance of another pneumonia is decreased. Pneumonia vaccine prevents the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia) |
99% |
82% |
75% |
Initial Antibiotic Received within 4 Hours of Hospital Arrival
(It has been shown that the faster an antibiotic gets into the blood stream, the greater the chance of surviving the pneumonia.) |
100% |
95% |
93% |
Emergency Deferment Blood Cultures Performed Before First Hospital Antibiotic Received.
(Blood cultures help identify what germ is responsible for the pneumonia infection.) |
99% |
90% |
90% |
Adult Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
(People who smoke are more prone to developing pneumonias.) |
96% |
89% |
84% |
| Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given The Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
96% |
87% |
86% |
Last Updated: April 9, 2008
Note: Should the scores on the Quality Indicators be 100 percent
all the time? This is the goal strived for and many times achieved.
However, at times it is important not to be 100 percent. For instance,
if a person is allergic to the recommended antibiotic, one should not be
given it. Another example is after discussing benefits, risks, and
alternatives with the patient, the patient decides not to receive the
recommended medicine or treatment. These examples would be reflected as
a score lower than 100 percent.
Oxygen assessment. Sometimes the amount of inflammation decreases the ability of the lung to get oxygen into the blood stream. It is important to measure if someone's oxygen levels are adequate. This is usually done with a painless probe placed on the tip of a finger.
Pneumococcal vaccination. There are many different types of bacteria that can cause pneumonia, but there is an effective vaccine that will prevent the most common cause of pneumonia (pneumococcal pneumonia). It is important to immunize people who are at higher risk of coming down with future pneumonias.
Initial antibiotic received within four hours of hospital arrival. When antibiotics are started under four hours of arrival to the hospital, the chance of dying is less and one gets better faster.
Blood cultures performed before first antibiotic received in the hospital. Blood cultures help identify what germ is responsible for the pneumonia infection.
Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling. People who smoke are more prone to developing pneumonias and it is important to give them advice and counseling on how to stop smoking.
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