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Table 152
Percent of adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics,a all payers, United States, 2005 |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
75.19 |
0.19 |
| Gender |
Male |
71.42 |
0.08 |
| Female |
76.67 |
0.05 |
| Race |
White |
75.20 |
0.05 |
| Black |
75.20 |
0.14 |
| Hispanic |
69.77 |
0.21 |
| Native American |
77.45 |
0.70 |
| Asian |
70.76 |
0.46 |
| Age |
Under 65 |
77.48 |
0.06 |
| 65-74 |
72.80 |
0.09 |
| 75-84 |
71.75 |
0.10 |
| 85 and over |
68.55 |
0.22 |
a Appropriate timing of antibiotics includes receiving prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical incision, and discontinuing the antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery end time.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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