The preventive surgical site infection bundle in colorectal surgery: an effective approach to surgical site infection reduction and health care cost savings.

Jeffrey E. Keenan; Paul J. Speicher; Julie K M Thacker; Monica Walter; Maragatha Kuchibhatla; Christopher R. Mantyh

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The preventive surgical site infection bundle in colorectal surgery: an effective approach to surgical site infection reduction and health care cost savings.

September 10, 2014

Keenan JE, Speicher PJ, Thacker JKM, et al. JAMA Surg. 2014;149(10):1045-52.

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Surgical site infections are a major contributor to the overall burden of health care–associated infections. In this study, implementation of a formal bundle for preventing surgical site infections resulted in a significant decrease in both superficial infections and postoperative sepsis.

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