Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing cardiac surgery who had an order for or received preoperative prophylactic antibiotics recommended for the operation.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Number of patients undergoing cardiac surgery for whom there is documentation of an order for a first or second generation cephalosporin prophylactic antibiotic (e.g., cefazolin, cefuroxime, cefamandole), documentation that it is given preoperatively or in the event of a documented allergy an alternate antibiotic choice (e.g., vancomycin, clindamycin) is ordered and administered.
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1.15 Denominator
Number of patients undergoing cardiac surgery
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Exclusions
List of exclusions is consistent with SCIP exclusions. This list is provided in the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Data Manager’s Training Manual as acceptable exclusions.
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed with Reserve Status Surgery Endorsement Project 2013-2015Initial EndorsementLast Updated
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StewardSteward Organization Email
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
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