The Impact of a Colorectal Care Bundle for Surgical Site Infections at an Academic Disproportionate Share Hospital With a Level I Trauma Center.

DISCUSSION: While the CRCB-SSI was effective in decreasing the postoperative SSI rate for elective cases, its effect on the overall patient population was limited. CRCB-SSIs are not enough to bring SSI rates to accepted rates in high-risk patients such as those seen at ADSH. PMID: 32726131 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The American Surgeon - July 28, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Hajirawala LN, Legare TB, Tiu SPT, DeKerlegand AM, Barton JS, Davis KG, Orangio GR Tags: Am Surg Source Type: research

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