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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2018

Can surgical site infections be reduced with the adoption of a bundle of simultaneous initiatives? The use of NSQIP incidence data to follow multiple quality improvement interventions.

Duncan Rozario

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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Duncan RozarioFrom the Department of Surgery, Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont.
Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

summarySurgical site infections (SSI) are a common complication after surgical procedures. To reduce the incidence of SSIs, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital decided to institute a bundle of initiatives to change multiple factors simultaneously based on best available evidence and the understanding of infection pathophysiology. We used National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data on the incidence of SSIs in our targeted and essentials, general surgery and orthopedic surgery cases before and after the implementation of an SSI reduction bundle. This article discusses whether the use of intervention bundles may assist in the reduction of a variety of postoperative surgical complications.

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AppendectomyDigestive System Surgical ProceduresHumansIncidenceOntarioOrthopedic ProceduresPractice Guidelines as TopicPreoperative CareProgram DevelopmentQuality ImprovementSurgical Wound Infection

Identifiers

PMID29368679
PMCPMC5785291
OpenAlexW2792126937

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