Surgical Care and Infection Prevention

When you need surgery, you want assurance that you will be receiving the best possible care. One way to assess that is to confirm that you are getting all of the recommended care for your condition – that is, care that is scientifically proven to be associated with good results. 

For more information about each measure and its benchmark, click on the measure name.

Surgical Care: Infection Prevention Performance Summary

Prevention of
Post-Surgical Infections		 BIDMC Performance
4th Qtr FY 11		 Top 10%1
(1/10-12/10)
Administering timely medication
A higher score is better.		 99% 100%
Reducing risks associated with antibiotics
A higher score is better.		 100% 100%
Selecting appropriate antibiotics
A higher score is better.		 97% 100%

Surgical Care: Infection Prevention Outcomes Summary

Surgical Site Infections:  HIp & Knee Replacement Surgery BIDMC Performance
4th Qtr FY 112		 Comparison3
Surgical Site Infection Rate for Elective Hip Replacement Surgery (per 100 surgeries)
A lower score is better.		 1.8 0.0
Surgical Site Infection Rate for Trauma-Related Hip Replacement Surgery (per 100 surgeries)
A lower score is better.		 0.0 0.0
Surgical Site Infection Rate for Knee Replacement Surgery (per 100 surgeries)
A lower score is better.		 2.3 1.6

1The source of the comparison for these measures is Hospital Compare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, October, 2011.  The data reported for this set of measures are drawn from a representative sample of patients rather than all surgical patients.
2 BIDMC performance is drawn from internal reporting systems, and reflects data reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on a quarterly basis.
3 The source of the comparison for these measures is drawn from internal benchmarks that BIDMC has established, and is based upon hospital performance data reported regulatory agencies.

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Last updated: January 2, 2012

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