Inpatient Surgical Care Improvement Measures
Patients who are having surgery heal better with fewer complications when they are appropriately prepared for surgery; monitored and treated for conditions such as diabetes or heart disease; given appropriate antibiotics to prevent infections from surgery; and treated when appropriate to prevent blood clots following surgery.
Cedars-Sinai's performance compared to other medical centers and hospitals around the nation and the state is highlighted in this section of the web site. For more detailed information about specific measures, click on the links below.The links above show how Cedars-Sinai performs on these measures in comparison to the top 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Surgical Care Quality Measures: | Cedars-Sinai (Oct-Dec 2012) | All Hospitals Nationwide* | |
Top 10% Scored | Average | ||
Preventive antibiotics given within 1 hour of surgical incision Percent of surgical patients who are given an antibiotics within one hour of having a surgical incision | 100% | 100% | 98% |
Selection of the most appropriate antibiotic Percent of surgical patients who are given the most appropriate antibiotic for their surgery | 99% | 100% | 98% |
Discontinuation of antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery Percent of patients who had surgery whose preventive antibiotics were discontinued within 24 hours of surgery | 97% | 100% | 97% |
Surgical Care Quality Measures: | Cedars-Sinai (Oct-Dec 2012) | All Hospitals Nationwide* | |
Top 10% Scored | Average | ||
Treatment prescribed to prevent blood clots following certain types of surgery Percent of patients having surgery who had treatment prescribed for preventing blood clots. (Treatment may be medication, stockings or mechanical devices for exercising the legs.) | 99% | 100% | 98% |
Most appropriate treatment to prevent blood clots prescribed Percent of patients who were given the most appropriate treatment to prevent blood clots, based on the recommendations of experts around the country for the surgery done. | 98% | 100% | 97% |
Surgical Care Quality Measures: | Cedars-Sinai (Oct-Dec 2012) | All Hospitals Nationwide* | |
Top 10% Scored | Average | ||
6:00 am post-op glucose monitoring for cardiac patients Percentage of patients whose blood sugar was tested at 6:00 am for the first two days following surgery | 96% | 99% | 95% |
Surgery patients with appropriate hair removal Percentage of patients whose hair was removed from the surgical site with clippers rather than a razor | 98% | 100% | 100% |
Peri-operative administration of beta blockers Percentage of patients undergoing surgery who received beta blockers during surgery | 98% | 100% | 96% |
Timely urinary catheter removal Percentage of Patients Whose Urinary Catheter was Removed within 2 Days after Surgery | 97% | 100% | 94% |
