Samsung Changwon Hospital Demonstrates Excellence in Evaluating Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Surgery

Enhanced Evaluation Indicators and Criteria, Achieving Perfect or Near-Perfect Scores with 7 Consecutive First-Grade Ratings

Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital recently received the highest grade, Grade 1, in the "Appropriateness Evaluation of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Surgery" announced by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital recently received the highest grade, Grade 1, in the "Appropriateness Evaluation of Preventive Antibiotic Use in Surgery" announced by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.

Samsung Changwon Hospital, which has received Grade 1 for seven consecutive evaluations including this one, has proven to be a hospital where surgical site infection prevention and surgical patient management are thoroughly conducted.

The Review and Assessment Service evaluated 994 medical institutions nationwide at the hospital level or higher that performed 18 types of surgeries (including 4 newly evaluated surgeries) such as colon surgery, gallbladder surgery, and hip replacement surgery during inpatient care in the fourth quarter of 2020. The evaluation was based on four areas: timing of initial administration, antibiotic selection, duration of administration, and others.

This evaluation applied strengthened evaluation indicators and criteria to improve the misuse and overuse of antibiotics and to manage the appropriate use of preventive antibiotics.

As a result of the evaluation, Samsung Changwon Hospital received Grade 1 with an overall score of 98.1 points, which is an excellent result compared to the average score of 63.3 points by hospital type and the overall average of 54.3 points. The main evaluation indicators include six items: the rate of initial preventive antibiotic administration within one hour before skin incision, the rate of recommended preventive antibiotic administration, the rate of discontinuation of preventive antibiotics within 24 hours after surgery, and the consistency rate of medical records.

Samsung Changwon Hospital received perfect or near-perfect scores in most surgical categories, including gallbladder surgery, knee replacement surgery, cesarean section, laryngeal surgery, and hernia surgery.

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