| Surgical Infection Prevention |
DeKalb Memorial Hospital |
Ave of All Hospitals Reporting in the State |
Ave of All Hospitals Reporting in the Nation |
| Percent of Surgical Patients Who Received Preventative Antibiotic(s) One Hour Before Incision if appropriate |
92% |
82% |
82% |
| Percent of Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotic(s) are Stopped Within 24 hours if appropriate |
92% |
77% |
78% |
| Percent of Surgery Patients who Received the Appropriate Preventative Antibiotic(s) for their Surgery |
92% |
93% |
90% |
| Percent of Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment to Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 hrs Before or After Selected Surgeries. |
94% |
75% |
75% |
| Percent of Surgery Patients whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots for Certain Types of Surgeries |
97% |
79% |
79% |
