Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices for Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis: Results of a Pre- and Postintervention Study

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-341

  Forbes, Shawn S ^a   Stephen, Wesley J ^a   Harper, William L ^a   Loeb, Mark ^a   Smith, Rhonda ^b   Christoffersen, Emily P ^b   McLean, Richard F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFECTION; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COHORT STUDIES; COLECTOMY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 49749129259     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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