Surgical site infection after cesarean section: Implementing 3 changes to improve the quality of patient care.
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Corcoran, SuzanneJackson, Valerie
Coulter-Smith, Sam
Loughrey, John
McKenna, Peter
Cafferkey, Mary
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Departments of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Anaesthesia, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: suzannecorcoran@physicians.ie.Issue Date
2013-12Keywords
CHILDBIRTHSURGERY
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CAESAREAN SECTION
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Surgical site infection after cesarean section: Implementing 3 changes to improve the quality of patient care. 2013, 41 (12):1258-63 Am J Infect ControlJournal
American Journal of Infection ControlDOI
10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.020PubMed ID
23938001Abstract
Surgical site infection (SSI) is an important complication of cesarean section (CS) delivery and a key quality indicator of patient care.Item Type
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10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.020
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