Surgical site infection after cesarean section: Implementing 3 changes to improve the quality of patient care.

Corcoran, Suzanne; Jackson, Valerie; Coulter-Smith, Sam; Loughrey, John; McKenna, Peter; Cafferkey, Mary

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Corcoran, Suzanne
Jackson, Valerie
Coulter-Smith, Sam
Loughrey, John
McKenna, Peter
Cafferkey, Mary

Affiliation

Departments of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Anaesthesia, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: suzannecorcoran@physicians.ie.

Issue Date

2013-12

Keywords

CHILDBIRTH
SURGERY

Local subject classification

CAESAREAN SECTION

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Citation

Surgical site infection after cesarean section: Implementing 3 changes to improve the quality of patient care. 2013, 41 (12):1258-63 Am J Infect Control

Journal

American Journal of Infection Control

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10147/306958

DOI

10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.020

PubMed ID

23938001

Abstract

Surgical site infection (SSI) is an important complication of cesarean section (CS) delivery and a key quality indicator of patient care.