Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections.

Elizabeth C. Wick; Deborah B. Hobson; Jennifer L. Bennett; Renee Demski; Lisa L. Maragakis; Susan L. Gearhart; Jonathan Efron; Sean M. Berenholtz; Martin A. Makary

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Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections.

July 11, 2012

Wick EC, Hobson DB, Bennett JL, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(2):193-200.

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Implementation of a comprehensive unit-based safety program was associated with a reduction in surgical site infection rates at a tertiary care hospital.

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