Reduction of surgical site infections in low transverse cesarean section at a university hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 820-825

  Riley, May Mei Sheng ^a,b   Suda, Deborah ^b   Tabsh, Khalil ^b   Flood, Annemarie ^b   Pegues, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

C section; CHG; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Cost benefit analysis; Medical cost savings; SIR; Skin preparation; SSI; SSI cases averted; SSI prevention; Standardized incidence ratios

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84868194596     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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