Case study: preventing surgical complications at Baystate Medical Center.
An academic medical center's experience in a collaborative surgical infection prevention project may be instructive for other organizations.
Fitzgerald
Janice
J
Quality and Medical Management, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, USA. Janice.Fitzgerald@bhs.org
Kanter
Gary
G
Benjamin
Evan
E
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008404:Massachusetts; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents