Chasing Zero: Our Journey to Preventing Surgical Site Infection

AORN Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 224-235

  Roesler, Rosemarie ^a   Halowell, Christine C ^a   Elias, Georgiana ^a   Peters, Julie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

chlorhexidine gluconate; evidence based practice; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; operating room environment; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ARIZONA; ASEPSIS; CENTRAL SUPPLY, HOSPITAL; DISINFECTION; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 75349099920     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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