A comparison of 2 surgical site infection monitoring systems

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-57

  Ju, Mila H ^a,b   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,c,d,j   Hall, Bruce L ^a,e,f,g,h   Bosk, Charles L ⁱ   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a,b   Wick, Elizabeth C ^j  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h BJC HEALTHCARE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; COLON; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921639263     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2891     Document Type: Article

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