Institutional Measures

Periop Surgical Site Infections / SSI

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center tracks specific measures related to periop surgical site infections / SSI.

You can download the operational definition of each measure in portable document format (.pdf) below:

Strategic Improvement Measures for Periop Surgical Site Infections / SSI

Nosocomial Infection Rates: Bloodstream infections per 1000 CVC insertions (occuring within 0-4 days of insertion) Inpatient: Timely antibiotic administration (% given within 0-60 minutes prior to incision) Same Day Surgery: Timely antibiotic administration (percent given within 0-60 minutes prior to incision) Same Day Surgery: Complete preoperative antibiotic orders received prior to 10 am day before surgery

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