Surgical Care

It is important that patients receive ALL the recommended elements of care for which they may be eligible.

• An antibiotic at the right time (within 1 hour before surgery) to help prevent infection.
• The right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection.
• Preventive antibiotics stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery).
• Blood sugar (blood glucose) kept under good control in the days right after cardiac surgery.
• When necessary or required, hair is removed from the surgical area before surgery using a safe method, not a razor.
• Body temperature is normal following colorectal surgery.
• Beta Blocker medication prior to surgery or shortly thereafter for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery (CABG) and for other patients who routinely take beta blocker medication.
• Timely and appropriate treatments to prevent blood clots.