Lehigh Valley Hospital: When It Matters Most
 
Antibiotics For Specific Surgery
 
 

Surgical Care | Antibiotics for specific surgery


Why is this important?

Certain antibiotics are used with specific surgical procedures to reduce your risk for infection.

Percent of surgery patients who received antibiotics consistent with recommendations of specific surgery.


Key
Blue = Our results
Gray = National and state results
LVH-CC = Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
LVH-M = Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
* = U.S. and PA data from July 2006 through March 2007 (most current data available)
 
 


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