IV Antibiotics Used For Prophylaxis for Colon Surgery
retired(Clinical Focus: This set of values includes select antibiotics that are used in an inpatient setting for prophylaxis specifically for colon surgery. These antibiotics are determined by current clinical practice guidelines. These are not dose specific, however, they must only be given intravenously.),(Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who are on prophylactic antibiotics prior to surgery consistent with current guidelines. Using the Quality Data Model, this element will map to the Medication category.),(Inclusion Criteria: Only use codes which represent select prophylactic antibiotics which are given intravenously. These antibiotics are consistent with current guidelines and include Cefotetan, Ampicillin/Sulbactam and Cefoxitin. Codes used are to be RxNorm codes only.),(Exclusion Criteria: None.)
| Code | Display | System |
|---|---|---|
| 1659598 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 309072 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 1665102 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 1722919 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 1722921 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 1722916 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 1665107 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 240984 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm | |
| 1659592 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm |