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Improvement of Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Prolonged Cardiac Surgery by Automated Alerts in the Operating Room

Giorgio Zanetti, Hugh Flanagan, Lawrence H. Cohn, Richard Giardina, Richard Platt

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2003 · 61 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The use of an automatic reminder system in the operating room improved compliance with guidelines on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.

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To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System

William R. Hendee · Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology · 2001 · 10.2K citations

Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Communication +7

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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999

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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Surgical Wounds

Carey P. Page · Archives of Surgery · 1993 · 480 citations

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