National Hospital Compliance
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotics were Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery
Continuing antibiotics beyond 24 hours after the end of surgery does not offer any additional protection when it comes to preventing infections. But the prolonged use of antibiotics can be associated with other complications and can encourage antibiotic resistance.
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 | 88.4% | TOTALS | 1010670 | -3225 |
| South Dakota | 95.9% | +0.6% | 5569 | +6 |
| Maine | 95.3% | +0.7% | 6325 | -105 |
| Vermont | 95.3% | +0.6% | 2019 | +19 |
| New Hampshire | 93.7% | +0.7% | 4558 | -27 |
| Rhode Island | 93.1% | +0.7% | 3257 | -65 |
| Montana | 93.0% | +1.6% | 4983 | -73 |
| Massachusetts | 92.7% | +0.6% | 23977 | +38 |
| New Jersey | 92.3% | +0.4% | 22403 | -135 |
| Minnesota | 92.2% | +0.9% | 17803 | +149 |
| North Dakota | 92.2% | +1.3% | 3287 | +80 |
| Michigan | 92.1% | +0.7% | 39643 | -303 |
| North Carolina | 91.6% | +0.8% | 32695 | -403 |
| Pennsylvania | 90.7% | +1.4% | 68748 | +2566 |
| Connecticut | 90.6% | +1.3% | 9354 | -38 |
| South Carolina | 90.6% | +1.2% | 16777 | -290 |
| Washington | 90.4% | +1.3% | 19232 | -249 |
| Wisconsin | 90.4% | +0.8% | 24992 | -593 |
| Ohio | 90.2% | +1.2% | 45014 | +635 |
| Delaware | 90.1% | +1.2% | 2752 | +44 |
| Iowa | 90.1% | +1.6% | 10667 | -118 |
| Maryland | 89.6% | +1.4% | 19366 | +20 |
| Virginia | 89.6% | +1.0% | 25994 | -427 |
| West Virginia | 89.5% | +0.8% | 10433 | -606 |
| District Of Columbia | 89.2% | +1.7% | 2153 | -27 |
| Missouri | 89.1% | +0.8% | 23783 | -448 |
| New York | 89.1% | +1.4% | 45999 | -1261 |
| Colorado | 89.0% | +1.5% | 13594 | -140 |
| Nebraska | 88.9% | +0.4% | 9117 | -50 |
| Oklahoma | 88.7% | +1.0% | 16494 | -247 |
| Florida | 88.4% | +1.9% | 58376 | +251 |
| Alabama | 88.2% | +1.6% | 16724 | -383 |
| Illinois | 88.2% | +1.5% | 42721 | -913 |
| Arkansas | 88.1% | +1.2% | 11455 | -197 |
| New Mexico | 87.9% | +1.7% | 5167 | +16 |
| Oregon | 87.8% | +1.4% | 11421 | +47 |
| Kansas | 87.7% | +1.1% | 13418 | +296 |
| Indiana | 87.5% | +1.6% | 26805 | -45 |
| Kentucky | 87.3% | +1.3% | 21213 | +318 |
| Tennessee | 87.2% | +1.2% | 23393 | -437 |
| Georgia | 86.4% | +2.4% | 23769 | -175 |
| Arizona | 86.1% | +1.9% | 17673 | +336 |
| Mississippi | 85.8% | +1.7% | 11070 | -58 |
| Idaho | 85.7% | +3.0% | 4860 | +223 |
| Texas | 85.4% | +2.1% | 70646 | +115 |
| California | 85.1% | +2.0% | 80909 | -204 |
| Hawaii | 85.1% | +0.8% | 3631 | -60 |
| Utah | 84.4% | +2.5% | 7398 | -18 |
| Alaska | 83.7% | +1.7% | 1817 | -26 |
| Wyoming | 82.1% | -0.4% | 2381 | -39 |
| Louisiana | 79.9% | +1.6% | 18152 | -365 |
| Nevada | 79.5% | +3.2% | 6683 | +141 |
Surgery Patients Whose Preventative Antibiotics were Stopped Within 24 hours After Surgery
Continuing antibiotics beyond 24 hours after the end of surgery does not offer any additional protection when it comes to preventing infections. But the prolonged use of antibiotics can be associated with other complications and can encourage antibiotic resistance.
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 | 85.9% | TOTALS | 3637 | -15 |
| South Dakota | 95.7% | +1.1% | 22 | -1 |
| New Hampshire | 94.6% | +0.7% | 26 | 0 |
| Maine | 94.3% | +0.5% | 34 | 0 |
| Vermont | 93.9% | +0.3% | 13 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 93.0% | +0.5% | 11 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 92.9% | +0.1% | 12 | 0 |
| Montana | 91.5% | +3.0% | 25 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 91.5% | +1.1% | 44 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 91.1% | +1.4% | 61 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 90.6% | +0.8% | 93 | -3 |
| Washington | 90.5% | +1.2% | 62 | +1 |
| Connecticut | 90.2% | +1.5% | 29 | 0 |
| Michigan | 89.6% | -0.3% | 106 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 89.3% | 0.0% | 86 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 89.2% | +1.2% | 98 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 89.1% | +0.5% | 66 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 88.8% | +3.0% | 32 | 0 |
| District Of Columbia | 88.0% | +2.1% | 7 | 0 |
| New York | 88.0% | +1.7% | 171 | -2 |
| Ohio | 88.0% | +1.1% | 149 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 88.0% | +2.1% | 85 | -1 |
| South Carolina | 87.9% | -1.2% | 52 | -1 |
| Delaware | 87.4% | +0.8% | 5 | 0 |
| Oregon | 87.4% | +3.0% | 46 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 87.3% | +1.5% | 48 | -2 |
| Colorado | 87.2% | +1.6% | 48 | -2 |
| Virginia | 87.0% | +1.3% | 72 | -1 |
| Maryland | 86.8% | +1.4% | 45 | 0 |
| Iowa | 86.5% | +3.1% | 71 | -1 |
| Pennsylvania | 86.2% | +1.3% | 154 | 0 |
| Indiana | 86.0% | +1.4% | 107 | +1 |
| Alaska | 85.9% | +5.5% | 10 | -1 |
| Florida | 85.8% | +2.1% | 164 | +1 |
| Arizona | 85.6% | +2.0% | 61 | +1 |
| Missouri | 85.0% | +1.2% | 84 | 0 |
| Georgia | 84.4% | +2.0% | 105 | 0 |
| California | 83.5% | +1.5% | 309 | +2 |
| Utah | 83.5% | +2.2% | 31 | 0 |
| Texas | 83.4% | +1.8% | 290 | -2 |
| Alabama | 83.2% | +1.7% | 77 | -1 |
| Hawaii | 83.2% | +1.1% | 14 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 83.1% | +2.3% | 91 | -3 |
| Kentucky | 82.9% | +0.4% | 64 | +1 |
| Wyoming | 82.8% | -0.5% | 20 | 0 |
| Illinois | 82.6% | +1.3% | 157 | 0 |
| Kansas | 80.9% | +1.3% | 63 | +1 |
| Idaho | 80.7% | +2.3% | 16 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 80.5% | +1.8% | 47 | -1 |
| Nevada | 78.6% | +2.9% | 24 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 78.5% | +1.4% | 93 | -1 |
| West Virginia | 77.3% | +0.8% | 37 | 0 |
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