These guidelines were developed jointly by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), and …

-dosing of antibiotics: Please see Table II for dosing and re-dosing guidelines. We recommend weight-based dosing of both cefazolin and vancomycin. National guidelines recommend redosing if the …

In 2006, the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) developed out of the SIP project and its process measures. The specific SCIP initiatives are published in the Specifications Manual for National …

The SCIP measures have been endorsed by the National Quality Forum, and are used by Hospital Compare, the Premier demonstration, and RHQDAPU. Corresponding measures are used by PQRI …

Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP perative complications by 25% by 2010. By implementing SCIP quality measures, it is estimated that hospitals can prevent an estimated 13,000 patient deaths …

Mar 1, 2011 · Antibiotic prophylaxis should be appropriate for the specific procedure and consistent with SCIP guidelines.

Feb 1, 2013 · The guidelines are intended to provide practitioners with a standardized approach to the rational, safe, and effective useof antimicrobial agents for the prevention of surgical-site infections …

Description: Surgical patients who received prophylactic antibiotics consistent with current guidelines (specific to each type of surgical procedure).

The SCIP guidelines serve as useful parameters in addressing antibiotic dosing. Prior data showed erratic use of antibiotics with a significant variation in stop times and dosage.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists encourages anesthesiologists to consider the SCIP recommendations for all patients and to implement them when appropriate for patients under their care.