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Table 1 Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) perioperative antibiotic delivery errors

From: Description of a multidisciplinary initiative to improve SCIP measures related to pre-operative antibiotic prophylaxis compliance: a single-center success story

SCIP error class

N (%)

2010

2011

2012

2013

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

INF-1: Prophylactic antibiotic not delivered one hour prior to surgery start time

15 (21%)

0 (0%)

1 (7%)

2 (13%)

1 (7%)

2 (13%)

1 (7%)

1 (7%)

2 (13%)

1 (7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (13%)

0 (0%)

2 (13%)

INF-2: Incorrect prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgery type

16 (22%)

0 (0%)

3 (19%)

0 (0%)

4 (25%)

1 (6%)

2 (13%)

2 (13%)

1 (6%)

2 (13%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

INF-3: Prophylactic antibiotics not discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end

40 (56%)

0 (0%)

4 (10%)

8 (20%)

4 (10%)

4 (10%)

4 (10%)

4 (10%)

2 (5%)

3 (8%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

2 (5%)

3 (8%)

2 (5%)