Reduction and sustainability of cesarean section surgical site infection: An evidence-based, innovative, and multidisciplinary quality improvement intervention bundle program

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1315-1320

  Hsu, Chaur Dong ^a,b   Cohn, Inna ^a   Caban, Rebeca ^a  

^a NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bundle; cesarean section; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENCHMARKING; CARE BUNDLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHECKLIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROCEDURES;

CESAREAN SECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84994129727     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.217     Document Type: Article

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