An increase in compliance with the surgical care improvement project measures does not prevent surgical site infection in colorectal surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-30

  Pastor, Carlos ^a   Artinyan, Avo ^a   Varma, Madhulika G ^b   Kim, Edward ^b   Gibbs, Laurel ^c   Garcia Aguilar, Julio ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Glucose; Intraope rative; Normothermia; Process measures; Surgical Care Improvement Project; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; ERTAPENEM; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND INFECTION; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 73449128752     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181ba782a     Document Type: Article

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