Table 2.5c Percent of adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics,a all payers, by State, 2005 and 2006 |
State |
2006 |
2005 |
Percentb |
Percentb |
Total |
75.5 |
69.1 |
Alabama |
72.5 |
71.0 |
Alaska |
72.0 |
57.5 |
Arizona |
74.0 |
67.0 |
Arkansas |
70.0 |
70.5 |
California |
68.5 |
60.0 |
Colorado |
76.5 |
69.5 |
Connecticut |
81.0 |
90.0 |
Delaware |
76.5 |
73.5 |
District of Columbia |
84.5 |
65.5 |
Florida |
75.0 |
68.0 |
Georgia |
69.5 |
64.5 |
Hawaii |
72.0 |
57.5 |
Idaho |
75.5 |
72.5 |
Illinois |
75.5 |
66.0 |
Indiana |
70.5 |
62.0 |
Iowa |
73.5 |
71.5 |
Kansas |
74.5 |
65.5 |
Kentucky |
73.5 |
62.0 |
Louisiana |
63.0 |
59.0 |
Maine |
79.5 |
74.5 |
Maryland |
76.0 |
69.5 |
Massachusetts |
85.5 |
75.5 |
Michigan |
81.5 |
77.5 |
Minnesota |
78.5 |
65.5 |
Mississippi |
75.0 |
60.5 |
Missouri |
72.0 |
72.5 |
Montana |
85.5 |
79.5 |
Nebraska |
79.0 |
71.5 |
Nevada |
82.0 |
50.0 |
New Hampshire |
83.0 |
69.0 |
New Jersey |
78.5 |
75.0 |
New Mexico |
83.0 |
71.5 |
New York |
73.5 |
69.0 |
North Carolina |
58.0 |
73.0 |
North Dakota |
76.5 |
80.0 |
Ohio |
72.0 |
64.5 |
Oklahoma |
78.5 |
79.0 |
Oregon |
68.5 |
75.0 |
Pennsylvania |
73.0 |
62.5 |
Rhode Island |
84.5 |
85.0 |
South Carolina |
78.5 |
73.5 |
South Dakota |
85.5 |
79.5 |
Tennessee |
70.5 |
68.0 |
Texas |
67.5 |
62.0 |
Utah |
69.5 |
60.0 |
Vermont |
75.5 |
73.5 |
Virginia |
77.5 |
64.0 |
Washington |
77.5 |
74.5 |
West Virginia |
81.5 |
66.5 |
Wisconsin |
72.5 |
71.5 |
Wyoming |
75.5 |
58.5 |
a Appropriate timing of antibiotics includes receiving preventative antibiotic(s) 1 hour before incision and discontinuing the antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery end time. Estimates are the mean State percentages of the related measures.
b State average percent precalculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2005 data reflect care for the period July 2004 to June 2005; the 2006 data reflect care for the period April 2005 to March 2006.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.