Preoperative verification of timely antimicrobial prophylaxis does not improve compliance with guidelines

Surgical Infections

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-391

  Nemeth, Theodora A ^a   Beilman, Gregory J ^a   Hamlin, Carol L ^b   Chipman, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955615684     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2008.054     Document Type: Article

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