title: Christiana reduces surgical site infections with antimicrobial prophylaxis protocol.
abstract: Christiana Care Health System is one of a growing number of hospital organizations to join a national effort to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs), a preventable medical error that kills an estimated 15,000 patients annually. By implementing process improvements to reduce SSIs, hospitals also could save up to dollars 50,000 per patient who develop infections.
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003691:Delaware; D006801:Humans; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents