The surgical care improvement project and prevention of post-operative infection, including surgical site infection

Surgical Infections

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-168

  Rosenberger, Laura H ^a   Politano, Amani D ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; URINARY CATHETER;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052771001     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2010.083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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