The effect of a quality improvement collaborative to improve antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical patients a randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 472-480

  Kritchevsky, Stephen B ^b   Braun, Barbara I ^a   Bush, Andrew J ^c   Bozikis, Michele R ^a   Kusek, Linda ^a   Burke, John P ^d   Wong, Edward S ^e   Jernigan, John ^f   Davis, Cralen C ^b   Simmons, Bryan ^g   Adams, J ^h   Arnold, F ^h   Bailey, A ^h   Baranowsky, D ^h   Barron, M ^h   Baus, S ^h   Belavic, J ^h   Bisset, J ^h   Boersma, B ^h   Cabinian, A ^h   Carrico, R ^h   Chambers, M ^h   Cicogna, C ^h   Cooper, J ^h   Cowan, R ^h   Craig, D ^h   Cutrona, A ^h   Darr, N ^h   DeHaan, E ^h   Dumyati, G ^h   Edwards, L ^h   Friedman, B ^h   Gaber, J ^h   Garni, D ^h   Gillespie, W ^h   Gorvetzian, J ^h   Greene, L ^h   Hahlen, H ^h   Harms, K ^h   Hausrath, S ^h   Hellinger, W ^h   Houston, D ^h   Kalish, S B ^h   Keegan, J M ^h   Kerkering, T ^h   Khan, B ^h   Koll, B ^h   Kreatsoulas, N ^h   LaJoice, J ^h   Lancaster, J ^h   Lederer, J W ^h   Lee, J ^h   Maher, M ^h   Maki, D ^h   Mangino, M ^h   Marchione, S ^h   Martin, C A ^h   Matrician, L ^h   McCormick, M I ^h   McCraken, E ^h   Melton, K ^h   Mermel, L ^h   Morre, J ^h   Mora, P ^h   Morchel, G ^h   Morrison, A ^h   Newell, P ^h   Nichlas, J ^h   Nobles, D ^h   Parenteau, S ^h   Parry, M F ^h   Patel, R ^h   Patton, J ^h   Pegg, S ^h   Pinell, M ^h   Ratzen, K ^h   Ribner, B ^h   Rifkin, G ^h   Riley, L ^h   Roach, L ^h   Robinson, E ^h   Rogers, N ^h   Ross, D ^h   Salas, S ^h   Salata, R A ^h   Salemi, C ^h   Schenfeld, L ^h   Schlimm, A ^h   Schuler, M ^h   Siegel, M ^h   Steinberg, J ^h   Stowasser, T ^h   Sulis, C ^h   Topiel, M ^h   Urso, M ^h   Vaidya, P S ^h   Venglarick, J ^h   Ward, C ^h   Weinstein, R ^h   Wisniewski, M ^h   Woeltje, K ^h   Zuckerman, C ^h   Zuckerman, J ^h   more..

^a Joint Commission   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^g Methodist Health System   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFECTION CONTROL; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TELECONFERENCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 53749085136     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-7-200810070-00007     Document Type: Article

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