Surgical care improvement project adherence and postoperative infections [4]

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1670-1671

  Makary, Martin A ^a   Ibrahim, Andrew M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HOSPITALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77958138261     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1462     Document Type: Letter

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