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Case study: preventing surgical complications at Baystate Medical Center.
Fitzgerald J, Kanter G, Benjamin E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:666-671.

This piece outlines steps taken by a large academic tertiary care facility to reduce surgical complications. Through its participation in a Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP) collaborative project, the hospital now places greater emphasis on improved reliability of processes, particularly in the use of antibiotics.
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