Achieving and Sustaining Zero: Preventing Surgical Site Infections after Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass with Saphenous Vein Harvest Site Through Implementation of a Staff-Driven Quality Improvement Process

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 265-272

  Kles, Candis Lee ^a   Murrah, C Patrick ^b   Smith, Kerry ^c   Baugus Wellmeier, Elizabeth ^c   Hurry, Terri ^d   Morris, Cullen D ^e  

^a Athens Regional Health System Athens Georgia Area Hospital and Health Care Molnlycke Healthcare Athens Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b Elizabeth Baugus Wellmeier ^*  (United States)

^c Elizabeth Baugus Wellmeier   (United States)

^d Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^e Athens Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafts; Quality Improvement Process; Six Sigma; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GEORGIA; HUMAN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPLANTATION;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; GEORGIA; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84939625957     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000131     Document Type: Article

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