About MetroHealth
Clinical Quality
Surgery
Improving Surgery
At MetroHealth, we work to reduce the risk of infection during surgical procedures a variety of ways, including giving patients effective antibiotics at the proper time prior to surgery, stopping antibiotics at the right time after surgery, keeping the patient's temperature and blood glucose at normal levels, and removing catheters at the ideal time after surgery.
MetroHealth's Performance Compared to Hospitals Nationwide October 2009 – September 2010:
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Improving Surgery
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MetroHealth |
Averages for All Reporting Ohio Hospitals
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Averages for All Reporting U.S. Hospitals
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Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs (beta blockers) before coming to the hospital and were kept on the beta blockers during the period before and after their surgery
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91%2 |
95% |
93% |
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Surgery patients who were given antibiotics at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
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99%2 |
97% |
97% |
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Surgery patients who were given the right of antibiotic to help prevent infection
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99%2 |
98% |
97% |
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Surgery patients whose antibiotics were stopped within 24 hours after surgery
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94%2 |
96% |
95% |
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Heart surgery patients whose blood sugar (glucose) was kept under control in the days right after surgery
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89%2 |
94% |
94% |
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Surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using electric clippers or hair removal cream - not a razor
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100%2 |
100% |
100% |
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Surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
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99%2 |
95% |
94% |
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Patients who got treatment at the right time (within 24 hours before or after their surgery) to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery
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98%2 |
93% |
93% |
1 Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) US Department of Health & Human Services: Medicare Hospital Compare, updated 5/25/2010
2 Based on a sample of cases.
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