| Measure | SBUH
2008-2009 | SBUH
2009-2010 | NY State
Average | US
Average | Top 10
Percentile |
| Antibiotic Received One Hour Prior to Surgical Incision - Inpatient: Percent of eligible patients getting preventive antibiotics within one hour of the start of surgery. | 96% | 99% | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients - Outpatient: Percent of eligible patients getting the recommended preventive antibiotics before outpatient surgery. | | 89% | 93% | 93% | 99% |
| Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients - Inpatient: Percent of eligible patients getting the recommended preventive antibiotics before surgery. | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| Antibiotic Received One Hour Prior to Surgical Incision - Outpatient: Percent of eligible outpatients getting preventive antibiotics within one hour of the start of surgery. | | 96% | 93% | 94% | 100% |
| Antibiotics Discontinued Within 24 Hours After Surgery End: Percent of eligible patients whose preventive antibiotics are stopped within the recommended amount of time after surgery is completed. | 91% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 100% |
| Cardiac Surgery Patients With Controlled 6 A.M. Postoperative Serum Glucose: Percent of Cardiac Surgery patients whose postoperative serum glucose level is 200 mg/dL or less when checked at 6:00 A.M. the morning following their surgery. | 91% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 99% |
| Surgery Patients with Appropriate Hair Removal: Percent of eligible patients whose body hair is removed from skin in the area where the surgery will be done. | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Urinary Catheter removed on the first of second day after surgery: Surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery. | | 89% | 90% | 91% | 100% |
| Beta Blockers Prior to Admission Who Received Beta Blockers: Percent of eligible patients who usually take beta blockers (a kind of medication) who got beta blockers during their surgery. | 84% | 88% | 92% | 93% | 100% |
| Received Appropriate Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis Within 24 Hours: Percent of Surgery Patients Who Received Treatment To Prevent Blood Clots Within 24 Hours Before or After Selected Surgeries to Prevent Blood Clots. | 99% | 99% | 94% | 93% | 100% |
| Recommended Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis Ordered: Percent of Surgery Patients Whose Doctors Ordered Treatments to Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thromboembolism) For Certain Types of Surgeries. | 98% | 99% | 96% | 94% | 100% |
