Table 10_1_5.1
Adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics,a United States, 2005 and 2006
Population group |
2006 |
2005 |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Totalb |
|
80.9 |
0.0 |
75.2 |
0.2 |
Gender |
Male |
78.6 |
0.0 |
71.4 |
0.1 |
Female |
81.2 |
0.0 |
76.7 |
0.1 |
Race |
White |
80.7 |
0.0 |
75.2 |
0.0 |
Black |
79.9 |
0.1 |
75.2 |
0.1 |
Hispanic |
74.7 |
0.1 |
69.8 |
0.2 |
Native American |
80.8 |
0.5 |
77.4 |
0.7 |
Asian |
78.0 |
0.3 |
70.8 |
0.5 |
Age |
Under 65 |
82.1 |
0.0 |
77.5 |
0.1 |
65–74 |
79.2 |
0.1 |
72.8 |
0.1 |
75–84 |
78.0 |
0.1 |
71.7 |
0.1 |
85 and over |
74.2 |
0.1 |
68.6 |
0.2 |
a Appropriate timing of antibiotics includes administering prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical incision and discontinuing the antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery end time.
b The estimate for the Total row is based on State-level estimates whereas the estimates for the demographic categories are based on patient/episode-level data.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.