Prophylactic antibiotic administration rate within 1 hour before the start of surgery in a specific surgical procedure

Metric definition

This index is the ratio of the number of surgeries in which prophylactic antibiotics (*1) were administered within one hour before the start of surgery among specific surgical procedures.The purpose of prophylactic antibiotics is to prevent surgical site infections.Surgical site infection is defined as an infection that develops within 30 days after surgery (within 1 year depending on the surgical procedure) at the surgical wound (*XNUMX) or at the surgical site or organ.

*XNUMX Antibacterial drugs: Medicines used to treat infections caused by bacterial infections.Antibiotics work by inhibiting the growth of bacteria or killing bacteria.
*XNUMX Surgical wound: A wound that was incised and sewn together during surgery.

Features of our hospital

The average prophylactic antibiotic administration rate at our hospital is 97.7%.It remains as high as the national figures.Our hospital is responsible for life-saving emergency care, and not only routine surgery but also emergency surgery is carried out.Under such circumstances, it can be said that prophylactic antibiotic administration is being carried out as one of the important infection prevention measures for the safety and security of patients undergoing surgery.

* "Median" is the value in the middle when numerical data is sorted in order of magnitude.
Numerical data here refers to the index values ​​of facilities participating in the Japan Hospital Association QI Project.
Compared to the median value of the 2023 QI Project Results Report published in October 10.

Method of calculation

Number of surgeries in which prophylactic antibiotics were started within 1 hour before the start of surgery
Denominator: Number of surgeries for a specific surgical method