The Preventive Surgical Site Infection Bundle in Colorectal Surgery

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Surgical site infections (SSIs) in colorectal surgery are associated with increased morbidity and health care costs.

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Title: JAMA Surgery

Abbreviated Title: JAMA Surg

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Print): 2168-6254

Publication date Created: October 01 2014

Publication date (Print): October 01 2014

Volume: 149

Issue: 10

Page: 1045

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[1 ]Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

[2 ]Performance Services, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina

[3 ]Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.346

PubMed ID: 25163027

SO-VID: a62ecd5f-e906-4336-bab8-90e182596a84

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