Risk of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) following Colorectal Resection Is Higher in Patients With Disseminated Cancer: An NCCN Member Cohort Study

Kamboj, Mini; Childers, Teresa; Sugalski, Jessica; Antonelli, Donna; Bingener-Casey, Juliane; Cannon, Jamie; Cluff, Karie; A. Davis, Kimberly; Patchen Dellinger, E.; C. Dowdy, Sean; Duncan, Kim; Fedderson, Julie; Glasgow, Robert; Hall, Bruce; Hirsch, Marilyn; Hutter, Matthew; Kimbro, Lisa; Kuvshinoff, Boris; Makary, Martin; Morris, Melanie; Nehring, Sharon; Ramamoorthy, Sonia; Scott, Rebekah; Sovel, Mindy; Strong, Vivian; Webster, Ashley; Wick, Elizabeth; Garcia Aguilar, Julio; Carlson, Robert; Sepkowitz, Kent

doi:10.1017/ice.2018.40

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Risk of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) following Colorectal Resection Is Higher in Patients With Disseminated Cancer: An NCCN Member Cohort Study

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Authors:

Mini Kamboj

Teresa Childers

Jessica Sugalski

Abstract

BACKGROUND Surgical site infections (SSIs) following colorectal surgery (CRS) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Reduction in colorectal SSI rates is an important goal for surgical quality improvement. OBJECTIVE To examine rates of SSI in patients with and without can...

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