Surgery
Approximately 50 percent of Surgical Site Infections are preventable with proper use of prophylactic antibiotics. Administering these antibiotics focuses on wellness by helping to reduce the risk of complications, shorten your hospital stay and lower overall costs attributed to infections.
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Performance is below the national benchmark |
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What this means to me? At Methodist, you receive antibiotics as necessary to prevent a surgical site infection. This antibiotic is also stopped in time to prevent resistance to these antibiotics.
Last Updated: December 2009
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