Improving Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Infections With Multiple Interventions Putting Science and Data to the Test
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 25 (6), 517-519
- https://doi.org/10.1086/502433
Abstract
In 2001, 7.58% of our coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients developed surgical-site infection (SSI) as compared with 3.57% in National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System hospitals from January 1992 to June 2001. Seven new preventive measures were implemented and in 2002, the rate was 3.47%. Implementing evidence-based measures improved patient outcomes.Keywords
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