Perioperative antibiotics in nonemergency bowel surgery: A quality improvement project

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 900-908

  Schell, James A ^a,b   Bynum, Carl G ^a   Fortune, Gary J ^a   Laiben, Gregg R ^a   Chang, Y Joshua ^a   Pirner, Janice A ^a  

^a Missouri Patient Care Review Foundation   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0031698014     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199810000-00002     Document Type: Article

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