Improving Surveillance and Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Author(s) -
Melissa Can,
Diane Hersey,
Sheilah Harrison,
Brian F. Joy,
Aymen Naguib,
Mark Galantowicz,
Janet M. Simsic
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2016531
Subject(s) - medicine , surgical site infection , surgical wound , antibiotic prophylaxis , health care , incidence (geometry) , surgery , surgical infections , medical emergency , general surgery , emergency medicine , antibiotics , physics , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth
Postoperative cardiovascular surgical site infections are preventable events that may lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs.
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