Improving Surgical Site Infections: Using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data to Institute Surgical Care Improvement Project Protocols in Improving Surgical Outcomes

M. Berenguer, Christina; M. Ochsner, Gage; S. Lord, Alan; K. Senkowski, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.029

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Improving Surgical Site Infections: Using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data to Institute Surgical Care Improvement Project Protocols in Improving Surgical Outcomes

Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons • Apr 26, 2010

Authors:

Christina M. Berenguer

Gage M. Ochsner

Alan S. Lord

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) began with the Veterans Affairs system to reduce morbidity and mortality by evaluating preoperative risk factors, postoperative occurrences, mortality reports, surgical site infections, and patient variable statistics. Our institu...

Subject

Medicine

Surgical site infection

Colorectal surgery

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