Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute Care Hospitals: 2014 update

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 605-627

  Anderson, Deverick J ^a   Podgorny, Kelly ^b   Berríos Torres, Sandra I ^c   Bratzler, Dale W ^d   Patchen Dellinger, E ^e   Greene, Linda ^f   Nyquist, Ann Christine ^g   Saiman, Lisa ^h   Yokoe, Deborah S ⁱ   Maragakis, Lisa L ^j   Kaye, Keith S ^k  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Joint Commission   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEART SURGERY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VASCULAR SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGIONELLA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899840569     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676022     Document Type: Article

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