Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older who receive an anesthetic when undergoing procedures with the indications for prophylactic parenteral antibiotics for whom administration of a prophylactic parenteral antibiotic ordered has been initiated within one hour (if fluoroquinolone or vancomycin, two hours) prior to the surgical incision (or start of procedure when no incision is required)
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
Surgical patients for whom administration of a prophylactic parenteral antibiotic ordered has been initiated within one hour (if fluoroquinolone or vancomycin, two hours) prior to the surgical incision (or start of procedure when no incision is required).
The antimicrobial drugs listed below are considered prophylactic antibiotics for the purposes of this measure:
• Ampicillin/sulbactam
• Aztreonam
• Cefazolin
• Cefmetazole
• Cefotetan
• Cefoxitin
• Cefuroxime
• Ciprofloxacin
• Clindamycin
• Erythromycin base
• Gatifloxacin
• Gentamicin
• Levofloxacin
• Metronidazole
• Moxifloxacin
• Neomycin
• VancomycinDenominatorAll surgical patients aged 18 years and older who receive an anesthetic when undergoing procedures with the indications for prophylactic parenteral antibiotics.
ExclusionsThere are no denominator exclusions for this measure.
- Measure StructureClinical Condition Topic AreaNon Condition SpecificTarget PopulationNational Quality Strategy PrioritiesPatient Safety
- Risk Adjustment
- Current or planned use(s)
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