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Quality Improvement Project in Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients: Reducing Surgical Site Infections

Ashley Hodge, Brandis A. Thornton, Robert J. Gajarski, Diane Hersey, Melissa Cannon, Aymen Naguib, Brian F. Joy, Patrick McConnell

Pediatric Quality and Safety · 2019 · 12 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

A comprehensive interdisciplinary approach with multiple interventions was successful in significantly reducing the CT-SSI rate in cardiothoracic surgery at a tertiary care pediatric hospital.

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