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Improving Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Infections With Multiple Interventions Putting Science and Data to the Test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michael Lutarewych ,
Sandra P. Morgan  and
Melanie M. Hall
Michael Lutarewych
Affiliation:
Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, Ft. Myers, Florida
Sandra P. Morgan
Affiliation:
Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, Ft. Myers, Florida
Melanie M. Hall*
Affiliation:
Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, Ft. Myers, Florida
*
Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, 2727 Winkler Avenue, Ft. Myers, FL 33901
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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.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , June 2004 , pp. 517 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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