Alton Memorial Hospital - Quality Reports

Infection Prevention

Antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infection

Infection Prevention Performance Results	National Average	Alton Memorial Hospital	National Top 10%

Antibiotic before surgery: Proportion of eligible surgical patients receiving antibiotic within 60 minutes prior to surgical incision (within 120 minutes for Vancomycin)	90%	97%	99%
Selection of antibiotic for surgery: Proportion of eligible surgical patients receiving antibiotics recommended for their type of surgery	90%	99%	99%
Duration of antibiotic after surgery: Proportion of eligible surgical patients whose antibiotics are discontinued within 24 hours after surgery (48 hours for heart surgery)	89%	95%	98%

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