Reduction in Surgical Wound Infection Rates Associated with Reporting Data to Surgeons

Several studies have shown that wound infection (surgical site infection [ ssi ]) rates fall when surgeons are provided with data on their performance. Since 1987, the authors have been performing concurrent surveillance of surgical patients and confidentially reporting surgeon-specific ssi rates to...

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Main Authors: GD Taylor, M Buchanan-Chell, T Kirkland, M McKenzie, B Sutherland, R Wiens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/536567
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