Select a quality measure from the list below to see how RMC stacks up against other hospitals.
| Measure |
Description |
| Preventative Antibiotic Before Surgery |
Getting an antibiotic within one hour before
surgery reduces the risk of wound infections. Hospitals should check to
make sure surgery patients get antibiotics at the right time. |
| Preventative Antibiotic After Surgery |
It is important for hospitals to
stop giving preventative antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery to
avoid side effects and other problems associated with antibiotic use.
For certain surgeries, however, antibiotics may be needed for a longer
time. |
| Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients |
Appropriate selection of antibiotics for certain surgical procedures has been shown to reduce surgical site infection. |
| SCIP-VTE 1 |
VTE (venous thromboembolism) is a blood clot formation and one of the most common surgical complications. |
| SCIP VTE 2 |
Complications of VTE (venous thromboembolism) are decreased with timely prevention. |
| Heart Surgery patients with controlled blood sugar |
Keeping blood sugar under control after surgery lowers the risk of infection and other problems. |
| Urinary Catheter removed on post op day 1 or 2 |
Surgery patients can develop infections when urinary catheters are left in place too long after surgery. Infections are dangerous for patients, cause longer hospital stays, & increase costs. Research shows that most surgery patients should have their urinary catheters removed within 2 days after surgery to help prevent infection. |
| Surgery patients with appropriate hair removal |
Medical research has shown shaving surgical sites can increase risk of infection. It is safer to use clippers or hair removal cream. |
| Beta Blocker Therapy |
Surgical patients taking beta blockers before admission are less likely to have heart problems when the beta blockers are continued. |
| Surgery Patients with Perioperative Temperature Management |
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal by the end of surgery. |
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