Surgical Site Infection After Colon Surgery

Surgical site infections (SSIs) can occur if appropriate antibiotics are not used before surgery, if the surgical site is not properly cleaned or prepared, or if patients are not closely monitored after surgery. Surgical site infections can be very serious and spread throughout the body. These infections can increase recovery time and even lead to death. This measure compares a hospital's observed number of infections with an expected number of infections that takes into account certain hospital characteristics like their status as an academic medical center to result in a standardized infection ratio (SIR). Hospitals with an SIR less than 1 have fewer than expected infections, hospitals with an SIR of 1 have the same number of infections as expected, and hospitals with an SIR greater than 1 have more infections than expected. 

Reporting Period 

• Surveys submitted prior to September 1: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023
• Surveys (re)submitted on or after September 1: 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024

Patients Included in the Measure

• Patient who have undergone major colon surgery 
• Adults