Feedback mechanisms including real-time electronic alerts to achieve near 100% timely prophylactic antibiotic administration in surgical cases

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1293-1300

  Nair, Bala G ^a   Newman, Shu Fang ^b   Peterson, Gene N ^a   Wu, Wei Ying ^c   Schwid, Howard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ELECTRONIC ALERT; SMART ANESTHESIA MESSENGER; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 78149466366     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181f46d89     Document Type: Article

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