Table 2.5a Percent of adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics,a all payers, United States, 2005 |
Population group |
2005 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
75.19 |
0.19 |
Gender |
Male |
71.42 |
0.08 |
Female |
76.67 |
0.05 |
Race |
White |
75.20 |
0.05 |
Black |
75.20 |
0.14 |
Hispanic |
69.77 |
0.21 |
Native American |
77.45 |
0.70 |
Asian |
70.76 |
0.46 |
Age |
Under 65 |
77.48 |
0.06 |
65-74 |
72.80 |
0.09 |
75-84 |
71.75 |
0.10 |
85 and over |
68.55 |
0.22 |
a Appropriate timing of antibiotics includes receiving prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical incision and discontinuing the antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery end time.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.