National Hospital Compliance
Surgery Patients Who Were Given an Antibiotic Within One Hour Before Surgery to Help Prevent Infection
Giving patients antibiotics right before surgery helps to boost the patient's ability to fight off contamination during surgery that could lead to infection. Studies show that patients given antibiotics either more than one hour before or after the first surgical incision is made experience higher rates of infection compared to those who are given antibiotics within one hour before surgery begins.
State Patient Average for this Procedure
A state's Patient Average describes the percentage of patients who received the appropriate treatment for this procedure throughout the entire state. The Average is calculated from patient information provided by reporting hospitals in each state; click the state names to access this detailed information. "Total Patients" indicates the number of sampled patients in each state. The change columns describe the change in compliance and the change in the number of patients as compared to the previous quarter. Re-sort the table by clicking on the table headers.
| State | Compliance | Change | Total Patients | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL AVERAGE | 93.1% | TOTALS | 1062058 | -3945 |
| Maine | 97.1% | +1.0% | 6371 | -177 |
| New Hampshire | 96.2% | +1.0% | 4667 | -86 |
| Montana | 95.7% | +0.4% | 5173 | -65 |
| Delaware | 95.6% | +1.6% | 2813 | -55 |
| North Carolina | 95.6% | +1.0% | 33959 | -342 |
| New Jersey | 95.4% | +1.0% | 23650 | -170 |
| South Dakota | 95.1% | -0.4% | 5640 | -71 |
| Massachusetts | 95.0% | +0.9% | 24597 | -320 |
| South Carolina | 94.9% | +0.8% | 17308 | -308 |
| North Dakota | 94.6% | +3.0% | 3478 | -39 |
| Florida | 94.5% | +1.0% | 61497 | -888 |
| Vermont | 94.4% | -0.6% | 2039 | -54 |
| Connecticut | 94.1% | +1.3% | 9880 | -16 |
| Virginia | 94.1% | +0.9% | 26690 | -558 |
| Illinois | 93.9% | +0.8% | 44655 | -546 |
| Kentucky | 93.9% | +1.2% | 22385 | -377 |
| Pennsylvania | 93.9% | +1.3% | 75226 | +3250 |
| Michigan | 93.8% | +0.4% | 41876 | +100 |
| Utah | 93.8% | +1.9% | 7575 | -43 |
| Alabama | 93.7% | +1.5% | 17334 | -347 |
| Nebraska | 93.6% | +0.1% | 9604 | -40 |
| Missouri | 93.5% | +1.9% | 24626 | -777 |
| Maryland | 93.4% | +1.0% | 20251 | +16 |
| Oklahoma | 93.3% | +0.6% | 17396 | +49 |
| Ohio | 93.2% | +1.3% | 47773 | +665 |
| Hawaii | 93.0% | +0.2% | 3751 | -111 |
| New York | 93.0% | +1.1% | 46843 | -1176 |
| West Virginia | 93.0% | +0.4% | 11073 | -287 |
| Indiana | 92.9% | +1.3% | 28216 | -176 |
| Iowa | 92.9% | +1.5% | 11056 | -315 |
| Minnesota | 92.8% | +0.7% | 18693 | +50 |
| California | 92.7% | +1.5% | 84690 | -960 |
| Idaho | 92.7% | +2.5% | 5083 | +63 |
| Wisconsin | 92.7% | +0.9% | 25826 | -304 |
| Arkansas | 92.5% | +0.8% | 12262 | +235 |
| Texas | 92.5% | +1.4% | 74935 | +122 |
| Arizona | 92.4% | +1.8% | 19260 | +298 |
| Colorado | 92.3% | +2.7% | 14119 | -121 |
| Mississippi | 92.3% | +2.9% | 11739 | +73 |
| Tennessee | 92.2% | +2.2% | 25315 | +337 |
| Rhode Island | 92.1% | +2.2% | 3363 | -137 |
| District Of Columbia | 91.9% | +1.9% | 2208 | -53 |
| Kansas | 91.8% | +0.8% | 14220 | +92 |
| Georgia | 91.2% | +2.0% | 24791 | -154 |
| Washington | 90.7% | +0.7% | 19617 | -332 |
| New Mexico | 90.3% | +2.1% | 5494 | +48 |
| Louisiana | 89.8% | +2.2% | 19502 | -7 |
| Nevada | 89.0% | +2.9% | 7154 | +78 |
| Oregon | 88.7% | +1.4% | 11874 | -119 |
| Alaska | 87.1% | +2.3% | 2058 | +166 |
| Wyoming | 84.4% | 0.0% | 2453 | -56 |
Surgery Patients Who Were Given an Antibiotic Within One Hour Before Surgery to Help Prevent Infection
Giving patients antibiotics right before surgery helps to boost the patient's ability to fight off contamination during surgery that could lead to infection. Studies show that patients given antibiotics either more than one hour before or after the first surgical incision is made experience higher rates of infection compared to those who are given antibiotics within one hour before surgery begins.
State Hospital Average for this Procedure
A state's Hospital Average describes the average compliance level for this procedure amongst all reporting hospitals in the state. The Average is calculated from individual hospital compliance levels in the state; click the state names to access this detailed information. "Total Patients" indicates the number of sampled patients in each state. The change columns describe the change in compliance and the change in the number of patients as compared to the previous quarter. Re-sort the table by clicking on the table headers.
| State | Compliance | Change | Reporting Hospitals | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL AVERAGE | 89.5% | TOTALS | 3634 | -8 |
| New Jersey | 95.5% | +1.5% | 65 | -1 |
| New Hampshire | 95.4% | +1.0% | 26 | 0 |
| Maine | 95.3% | +1.1% | 34 | 0 |
| Delaware | 94.6% | +2.0% | 5 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 94.4% | +1.4% | 29 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 94.1% | +0.9% | 97 | -1 |
| Vermont | 94.0% | -0.8% | 13 | 0 |
| Florida | 93.5% | +1.5% | 164 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 93.2% | +0.5% | 22 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 93.0% | +3.7% | 60 | -1 |
| Montana | 93.0% | +4.4% | 24 | -1 |
| Utah | 93.0% | +2.1% | 31 | 0 |
| Maryland | 92.6% | +1.0% | 45 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 92.4% | +2.4% | 54 | +2 |
| Wisconsin | 92.1% | +1.4% | 93 | 0 |
| Michigan | 91.9% | +1.0% | 106 | 0 |
| Idaho | 91.6% | +2.8% | 16 | 0 |
| New York | 91.3% | +0.9% | 165 | -6 |
| Rhode Island | 91.3% | +2.0% | 11 | 0 |
| Colorado | 91.2% | +2.3% | 51 | +2 |
| Ohio | 90.8% | +1.2% | 150 | +1 |
| Nebraska | 90.7% | +0.8% | 44 | 0 |
| Virginia | 90.5% | +0.7% | 72 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 89.9% | +0.3% | 12 | 0 |
| Missouri | 89.7% | +1.5% | 84 | 0 |
| Indiana | 89.6% | +0.7% | 107 | 0 |
| Nevada | 89.6% | +2.2% | 24 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 89.4% | +2.1% | 65 | +1 |
| Tennessee | 89.3% | +3.3% | 90 | -1 |
| Alabama | 89.2% | +1.9% | 78 | +1 |
| Arkansas | 89.1% | +0.3% | 48 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 89.1% | +1.4% | 155 | +1 |
| District Of Columbia | 89.0% | +3.0% | 7 | 0 |
| California | 88.4% | +1.2% | 310 | +1 |
| Arizona | 87.7% | +1.4% | 61 | 0 |
| Illinois | 87.6% | +0.6% | 158 | +1 |
| Washington | 87.5% | +0.8% | 62 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 87.2% | +2.1% | 36 | -1 |
| Texas | 87.1% | +3.1% | 290 | -1 |
| Georgia | 86.4% | +1.2% | 105 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 86.4% | +0.6% | 85 | -2 |
| Louisiana | 85.6% | +3.0% | 92 | -1 |
| Hawaii | 85.5% | +2.3% | 14 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 85.4% | +4.8% | 47 | -1 |
| Oregon | 85.4% | +2.1% | 48 | +2 |
| Iowa | 84.5% | +1.1% | 71 | 0 |
| Kansas | 84.3% | -0.3% | 63 | -1 |
| Oklahoma | 83.6% | +2.9% | 83 | -2 |
| Wyoming | 82.6% | -0.9% | 20 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 79.7% | +0.9% | 32 | 0 |
| Alaska | 74.6% | -5.1% | 10 | 0 |
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