A tale of 2 hospitals: a staggered cohort study of targeted interventions to improve compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines.

Kao, Lillian S; Lew, Debbie F; Doyle, Peter D; Carrick, Matthew M; Jordan, Victoria S; Thomas, Eric J; Lally, Kevin P

Kao, Lillian S; Lew, Debbie F; Doyle, Peter D; Carrick, Matthew M; Jordan, Victoria S; Thomas, Eric J; Lally, Kevin P.

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Kao LS; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77026, USA. Lillian.S.Kao@uth.tmc.edu

Surgery ; 148(2): 255-62, 2010 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20494387

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Guideline Adherence; Hospitals, County/standards; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Surgical Wound Infection/prevention & control; Cohort Studies; Digestive System Surgical Procedures/adverse effects; Digestive System Surgical Procedures/standards; Female; Humans; Hysterectomy/adverse effects; Hysterectomy/standards; Male; Prospective Studies; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Texas; Vascular Surgical Procedures/adverse effects; Vascular Surgical Procedures/standards

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgical Wound Infection / Practice Guidelines as Topic / Guideline Adherence / Hospitals, County / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Etiology_studies / Guideline / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Surgery Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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