QI can help tackle post-bypass infections.
Women more likely to have infections of the urinary, respiratory, and digestive tracts. Appropriate use of antibiotics cited as a key preventive strategy. 12% of patients who had infections during their hospital stay died before leaving the hospital.
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012737:Sex Factors