Case study: preventing surgical complications at Baystate Medical Center.

Janice Fitzgerald; Gary Kanter; Evan M. Benjamin

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Case study: preventing surgical complications at Baystate Medical Center.

November 21, 2007

Fitzgerald J, Kanter G, Benjamin EM. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016;33(11).

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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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