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Hysterectomies

 

Safety & Performance Measures

Heart Failure Care

Pneumonia Care

Heart Attack Care

Use of Medical Imaging

Surgical Care
Mortality Rates
Children's Asthma Care

Patient Experience

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A Hysterectomy is a surgical removal of the uterus and is a very common operation.
The uterus may be completely or partially removed, and the tubes and ovaries may
also be removed at the time of hysterectomy. A partial (or supracervical) hysterectomy
is removal of just the upper portion of the uterus, leaving the cervix intact. A total
hysterectomy is removal of the entire uterus and the cervix. A radical hysterectomy
is the removal of the uterus, the tissue on both sides of the cervix (parametrium),
and the upper part of the vagina.

The quality measures for Hysterectomies include:

Preventive Antibiotics Given within an Hour
of a Surgical Incision
**

98%

98%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Selection of the most Appropriate Antibiotic** 97% 97% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Discontinuation of Preventive Antibiotics within 24 Hrs of surgery** 97% 96% 100% 97% 100% 100% 100%
Use of Appropriate Hair Removal Methods
before Surgery
**
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Continuation of Beta Blocker Medications for Eligible Patients** 97%  96%  97%  100%  99%  100% 100%
Use of Clot Prevention Measures if
Appropriate
**
98%  98%  98%  100%  100%  100%  100%
Use of Clot Prevention Measures 24 Hrs Prior to Surgery and 24 Hrs after Surgery if Appropriate** 97%  97%  94%  96%  100%  100%  88%
 Perioperative Temperature Management** 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

 

Preventive Antibiotics Given within an Hour
of a Surgical Incision
**
98% 98% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Selection of the most Appropriate Antibiotic** 97% 97% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Discontinuation of Preventive Antibiotics within
24 Hrs of surgery
**
97% 98% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Use of Appropriate Hair Removal Methods
before Surgery
**
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Continuation of Beta Blocker Medications for
Eligible Patients
**
97%  98%  97%  100% 100% 80%
Use of Clot Prevention Measures if
Appropriate
**
98% 98%  98%  93%  100%  100% 
Use of Clot Prevention Measures 24 Hrs Prior to
Surgery and 24 Hrs after Surgery if appropriate
**
97%  98%  94%  90%  100%  92% 
Perioperative Temperature Management ** 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

* MSHA and facility data are for the period from July 2011 - June 2012.  National average and state average data are for the most recently published period of April 2011 - March 2012. The national average and state average data are provided by Joint Commission Quality Check.

** Antibiotic measures data are for Hysterectomy Surgeries only. Other measures data are a compilation for all types of surgeries.