Table 2.7b
Percent of adult surgery patients who had prophylactic antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time, all payers, by State, 2005 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
69.1 |
1.3 |
| Alabama |
66.6 |
0.4 |
| Alaska |
72.9 |
3.0 |
| Arizona |
52.2 |
0.8 |
| Arkansas |
70.1 |
0.5 |
| California |
57.8 |
0.3 |
| Colorado |
71.6 |
0.9 |
| Connecticut |
89.6 |
1.0 |
| Delaware |
77.5 |
0.7 |
| District of Columbia |
54.8 |
2.1 |
| Florida |
63.9 |
0.2 |
| Georgia |
60.8 |
0.5 |
| Hawaii |
55.1 |
1.6 |
| Idaho |
62.7 |
1.0 |
| Illinois |
67.8 |
0.3 |
| Indiana |
61.1 |
0.4 |
| Iowa |
75.8 |
0.6 |
| Kansas |
60.5 |
0.6 |
| Kentucky |
75.2 |
0.5 |
| Louisiana |
58.0 |
0.8 |
| Maine |
80.5 |
0.6 |
| Maryland |
66.5 |
0.4 |
| Massachusetts |
79.4 |
0.4 |
| Michigan |
78.2 |
0.3 |
| Minnesota |
69.1 |
0.7 |
| Mississippi |
60.6 |
0.5 |
| Missouri |
68.9 |
0.4 |
| Montana |
81.4 |
0.6 |
| Nebraska |
75.3 |
0.7 |
| Nevada |
38.3 |
1.1 |
| New Hampshire |
74.4 |
0.9 |
| New Jersey |
78.9 |
0.3 |
| New Mexico |
72.1 |
0.7 |
| New York |
63.6 |
0.3 |
| North Carolina |
74.6 |
0.3 |
| North Dakota |
67.1 |
1.0 |
| Ohio |
55.6 |
0.5 |
| Oklahoma |
82.1 |
0.4 |
| Oregon |
72.3 |
0.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
68.9 |
0.4 |
| Puerto Rico |
55.3 |
0.8 |
| Rhode Island |
77.5 |
1.6 |
| South Carolina |
76.3 |
0.4 |
| South Dakota |
84.2 |
0.6 |
| Tennessee |
71.6 |
0.4 |
| Texas |
65.4 |
0.3 |
| Utah |
62.4 |
0.8 |
| Vermont |
75.8 |
0.9 |
| Virginia |
72.7 |
0.5 |
| Washington |
71.9 |
0.8 |
| West Virginia |
76.1 |
0.4 |
| Wisconsin |
66.2 |
0.4 |
| Wyoming |
77.6 |
1.9 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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