Identifying opportunities for quality improvement in surgical site infection prevention

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-402

  Gagliardi, Anna R ^a   Eskicioglu, Cagla ^b   McKenzie, Margaret ^c   Fenech, Darlene ^a   Nathens, Avery ^d   McLeod, Robin ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 67349165132     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.10.027     Document Type: Article

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