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Table 2.5c
Percent of adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics,a all payers, by State, 2005
| |
2005 |
| State |
Percentb |
| Total |
69.1 |
| Alabama |
71.0 |
| Alaska |
57.5 |
| Arizona |
67.0 |
| Arkansas |
70.5 |
| California |
60.0 |
| Colorado |
69.5 |
| Connecticut |
90.0 |
| Delaware |
73.5 |
| District of Columbia |
65.5 |
| Florida |
68.0 |
| Georgia |
64.5 |
| Hawaii |
57.5 |
| Idaho |
72.5 |
| Illinois |
66.0 |
| Indiana |
62.0 |
| Iowa |
71.5 |
| Kansas |
65.5 |
| Kentucky |
62.0 |
| Louisiana |
59.0 |
| Maine |
74.5 |
| Maryland |
69.5 |
| Massachusetts |
75.5 |
| Michigan |
77.5 |
| Minnesota |
65.5 |
| Mississippi |
60.5 |
| Missouri |
72.5 |
| Montana |
79.5 |
| Nebraska |
71.5 |
| Nevada |
50.0 |
| New Hampshire |
69.0 |
| New Jersey |
75.0 |
| New Mexico |
71.5 |
| New York |
69.0 |
| North Carolina |
73.0 |
| North Dakota |
80.0 |
| Ohio |
64.5 |
| Oklahoma |
79.0 |
| Oregon |
75.0 |
| Pennsylvania |
62.5 |
| Rhode Island |
85.0 |
| South Carolina |
73.5 |
| South Dakota |
79.5 |
| Tennessee |
68.0 |
| Texas |
62.0 |
| Utah |
60.0 |
| Vermont |
73.5 |
| Virginia |
64.0 |
| Washington |
74.5 |
| West Virginia |
66.5 |
| Wisconsin |
71.5 |
| Wyoming |
58.5 |
a Appropriate timing of antibiotics includes receiving preventative antibiotic(s) 1 hour before incision, and discontinuing the antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery end time.
b State average percent pre-calculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The data reflect care for period July 2004 to June 2005.
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.
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