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

^a State average percent pre-calculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The data reflect care for period July 2004 to June 2005.

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

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