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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. |
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