Surgery Care

The following indicators are used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to judge quality care for patients undergoing surgery. These reports give information about how Lifespan hospitals compare to other hospitals nationally in the area of surgical care.

• Percent of all heart surgery patients whose blood sugar (blood glucose) is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
• Percent of patients who got treatment at the right time (within 24 hours before or after their surgery) to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery
• Percent of surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safer method (electric clippers or hair removal cream - not a razor)
• Percent of surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
• Percent of surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
• Percent of surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on the beta blockers during the period just before and after their surgery
• Percent of surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
• Percent of surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)

About the Data

The data on this site is reported to the Department of Health and Human Services and is updated on a quarterly basis. It represents patient care data from July 2010 through June 2011, which was released in May 2012. The explanation of the data is courtesy of the Department of Health and Human Services. For more information, please visit the Hospital Compare website.