Surgical Care
Hospitals can reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery by making sure patients get the right medicines at the right time on the day of surgery. This measure shows how often the hospital gave these medicines to its surgery patients within the defined time periods.
A composite score is a single score that reflects the following aspects of Surgical care when appropriate:
- Administering timely antibiotics (with 1 hour of surgical incision)
- Stopping antibiotics within 24 hours of surgery