Table 2.6b
Percent of adult surgery patients who received prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical incision, Medicare beneficiaries, by State, 2004
| |
2004 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
66.3 |
1.2 |
| Alabama |
59.8 |
2.5 |
| Alaska |
68.2 |
2.3 |
| Arizona |
57.8 |
2.4 |
| Arkansas |
67.8 |
2.3 |
| California |
60.6 |
2.5 |
| Colorado |
72.4 |
2.3 |
| Connecticut |
69.1 |
2.3 |
| Delaware |
79.4 |
2.1 |
| District of Columbia |
75.1 |
2.2 |
| Florida |
63.7 |
2.4 |
| Georgia |
60.9 |
2.5 |
| Hawaii |
75.4 |
2.2 |
| Idaho |
66.4 |
2.3 |
| Illinois |
64.9 |
2.4 |
| Indiana |
60.6 |
2.4 |
| Iowa |
72.1 |
2.2 |
| Kansas |
71.4 |
2.2 |
| Kentucky |
56.2 |
2.5 |
| Louisiana |
61.4 |
2.5 |
| Maine |
65.9 |
2.3 |
| Maryland |
75.2 |
2.1 |
| Massachusetts |
74.3 |
2.1 |
| Michigan |
67.9 |
2.3 |
| Minnesota |
69.5 |
2.2 |
| Mississippi |
59.9 |
2.4 |
| Missouri |
68.0 |
2.3 |
| Montana |
76.5 |
2.2 |
| Nebraska |
72.6 |
2.1 |
| Nevada |
50.8 |
2.5 |
| New Hampshire |
57.5 |
2.5 |
| New Jersey |
72.4 |
2.3 |
| New Mexico |
65.0 |
2.5 |
| New York |
64.1 |
2.5 |
| North Carolina |
71.6 |
2.2 |
| North Dakota |
75.8 |
2.0 |
| Ohio |
52.1 |
2.5 |
| Oklahoma |
76.3 |
2.1 |
| Oregon |
66.3 |
2.4 |
| Pennsylvania |
61.4 |
2.4 |
| Puerto Rico |
38.2 |
3.2 |
| Rhode Island |
82.4 |
1.9 |
| South Carolina |
69.5 |
2.2 |
| South Dakota |
77.7 |
2.1 |
| Tennessee |
71.6 |
2.2 |
| Texas |
58.0 |
2.5 |
| Utah |
65.0 |
2.5 |
| Vermont |
59.8 |
2.3 |
| Virginia |
65.1 |
2.4 |
| Washington |
60.3 |
2.4 |
| West Virginia |
70.7 |
2.2 |
| Wisconsin |
74.9 |
2.1 |
| Wyoming |
49.5 |
2.5 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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