Impact of a national hospital evaluation program using clinical performance indicators on the use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in Korea

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kim, Eu Suk ^a   Park, Sang Won ^b   Lee, Chang Seop ^c   Gyung Kwak, Yee ^d   Moon, Chisook ^d   Kim, Baek Nam ^d  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; National evaluation; Quality indicators; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; CRANIOTOMY; GASTRECTOMY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NATIONAL HOSPITAL EVALUATION PROGRAM; PARAMETERS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84862824178     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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