Reducing surgical complications

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 660-665

  Griffin, Frances A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 36649027097     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(07)33075-4     Document Type: Article

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