Two senior surgeons' view: prevention of surgical site infection associated with colorectal operations.
Preventing surgical site infection is perhaps the most direct method of decreasing medical expenses. The following is an attempt at comprehensive ways of decreasing surgical site infection as well as decreasing patient discomfort.
Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, 29 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 110, Boston, MA 02116, USA. Electronic address: Jfischermd@surgeonmaster.com.
Josef E
JE
Fischer
Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Ronald
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Weintraub
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003107:Colorectal Surgery; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D066231:Surgeons; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
Bowel preparation; Colorectal surgery; Perioperative antibiotics; Surgical site infection