Compliance with guidelines to prevent surgical site infections: As simple as 1-2-3?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-83

  Meeks, Derek W ^a   Lally, Kevin P ^a,b   Carrick, Matthew M ^c   Lew, Debbie F ^a   Thomas, Eric J ^b   Doyle, Peter D ^a   Kao, Lillian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Guidelines; Safety management; Surgical site infections; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE; SULBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78650307030     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.050     Document Type: Article

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