Statewide collaborative to reduce surgical site infections: results of the Hawaii Surgical Unit-Based Safety Program. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Statewide collaborative to reduce surgical site infections: results of the Hawaii Surgical Unit-Based Safety Program. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published May 2018

Statewide collaborative to reduce surgical site infections: results of the Hawaii Surgical Unit-Based Safety Program.

Lin DM, Carson KA, Lubomski LH, Wick EC, Pham JC. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 May 18; [Epub ahead of print].

This pre–post study applied an evidence-based approach—the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—to colorectal cancer surgeries. The program was associated with a significant reduction in surgical site infections and an improvement in safety culture.

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