2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.7c

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Table 2.7c
Percent of adult surgery patients who had prophylactic antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time, all payers, by State, 2005 and 2006

State	2006	2005
State	Percent^a	Percent^a
Total^b	73	66
Alabama	70	67
Alaska	71	60
Arizona	69	61
Arkansas	74	69
California	64	53
Colorado	71	71
Connecticut	77	95
Delaware	82	65
District of Columbia	71	43
Florida	69	60
Georgia	70	62
Hawaii	71	60
Idaho	64	67
Illinois	66	63
Indiana	69	57
Iowa	74	72
Kansas	72	69
Kentucky	71	62
Louisiana	59	49
Maine	86	76
Maryland	68	60
Massachusetts	76	71
Michigan	82	76
Minnesota	80	69
Mississippi	67	56
Missouri	72	68
Montana	86	78
Nebraska	84	74
Nevada	48	31
New Hampshire	80	72
New Jersey	78	69
New Mexico	79	73
New York	72	66
North Carolina	75	69
North Dakota	77	75
Ohio	66	57
Oklahoma	80	82
Oregon	66	73
Pennsylvania	70	62
Rhode Island	78	76
South Carolina	77	70
South Dakota	85	74
Tennessee	68	68
Texas	66	61
Utah	68	59
Vermont	72	69
Virginia	74	63
Washington	74	73
West Virginia	72	68
Wisconsin	80	67
Wyoming	76	66

^a 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.

^b Estimates are the means of reporting States.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.