Suncheonhyang University Cheonan Hospital acquires Grade 1 evaluation of the appropriateness of prophylactic antibiotic use for surgery
Dec 17, 2024
Cheonan Hospital (Hospital Director Lee Moon-soo) affiliated with Soonchunhyang University announced on the 17th that it has obtained the first grade in the evaluation of the appropriateness of the use of preventive antibiotics for surgery in 2023 (secondary cycle) conducted by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
Evaluation is being conducted to prevent misuse of antibiotics by using antibiotics that meet the criteria during surgery for an appropriate period, and to prevent infection and increased resistance rates at the surgical site.
The evaluation was conducted on 973 medical institutions above the hospital level who performed 18 operations recommended for the use of preventive antibiotics from January to March 2023.
The 18 surgeries to be evaluated include ▲ colon surgery ▲ gallbladder surgery ▲ hip replacement ▲ hip arthroplasty ▲ uterine excision ▲ cesarean section ▲ craniotomy ▲ proprandial resection ▲ vascular surgery ▲ laryngectomy ▲ humian surgery ▲ appendectomy ▲ shoulder surgery ▲ pulmonary resection ▲ artificial heartbeat insertion.
Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital received grade 1 in all indicators such as ▲first prophylactic antibiotic administration rate within 1 hour before skin incision ▲ recommended prophylactic antibiotic administration rate within 24 hours after surgery ▲ administration rate within the average number of days of prophylactic antibiotic administration ▲ postoperative infection-related evaluation exclusion rate.
Director of the hospital Lee Moon-soo "We are making every effort to prevent infection of all patients, including surgical patients."We will continue to do our best to ensure the safe and rapid recovery of surgical patients through proper and appropriate use of antibiotics."."
Evaluation is being conducted to prevent misuse of antibiotics by using antibiotics that meet the criteria during surgery for an appropriate period, and to prevent infection and increased resistance rates at the surgical site.
The evaluation was conducted on 973 medical institutions above the hospital level who performed 18 operations recommended for the use of preventive antibiotics from January to March 2023.
The 18 surgeries to be evaluated include ▲ colon surgery ▲ gallbladder surgery ▲ hip replacement ▲ hip arthroplasty ▲ uterine excision ▲ cesarean section ▲ craniotomy ▲ proprandial resection ▲ vascular surgery ▲ laryngectomy ▲ humian surgery ▲ appendectomy ▲ shoulder surgery ▲ pulmonary resection ▲ artificial heartbeat insertion.
Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital received grade 1 in all indicators such as ▲first prophylactic antibiotic administration rate within 1 hour before skin incision ▲ recommended prophylactic antibiotic administration rate within 24 hours after surgery ▲ administration rate within the average number of days of prophylactic antibiotic administration ▲ postoperative infection-related evaluation exclusion rate.
Director of the hospital Lee Moon-soo "We are making every effort to prevent infection of all patients, including surgical patients."We will continue to do our best to ensure the safe and rapid recovery of surgical patients through proper and appropriate use of antibiotics."."
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