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SCIP INF 1: Prophylactic antibiotic received within one hour prior to surgical incision.

SCIP INF 2: Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients.

Improvement of Surgical Prophylactic Antibiotic Timing (IHI Report)
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, MI

SCIP INF 3: Prophylactic antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time (48 hours for cardiac patients).

SCIP INF 4: Cardiac surgery patients with controlled 6 a.m. postoperative serum glucose.

SCIP INF 5: Postoperative wound infection diagnosed during index hospitalization (OUTCOME).

SCIP INF 6: Surgery patients with appropriate hair removal.

SCIP INF 7: Colorectal surgery patients with immediate postoperative normothermia.

SCIP VA 1: Proportion of permanent hospital ESRD vascular access procedures that are autogenous AV fistulas.

SCIP VTE 1: Surgery patients with recommended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis ordered.

SCIP VTE 2: Surgery patients who received appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis within 24 hours prior to surgery to 24 hours after surgery.

SCIP VTE 3: Intra- or postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosed during index hospitalization and within 30 days of surgery (OUTCOME).