November 2, 2012Journal of the American College of Surgeons250 citations

Colorectal Surgery Surgical Site Infection Reduction Program: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program–Driven Multidisciplinary Single-Institution Experience

RCRobert R. CimaMayo Clinic in Arizona EDEugene C. DankbarMayo Clinic in Florida JLJenna K. LovelyMayo Clinic

Structured PICO

Does a multidisciplinary colorectal SSI reduction bundle reduce surgical site infections in colorectal surgery patients?

Population

Patients undergoing colorectal surgery at a single institution

Intervention

Colorectal surgical site infection (SSI) reduction bundle designed by a multidisciplinary team

Outcome

Surgical site infections (SSIs)hard clinical

A multidisciplinary SSI reduction bundle successfully achieved a sustained reduction in surgical site infections in colorectal surgery.

Abstract

Using our ACS NSQIP colorectal SSI outcomes, a multidisciplinary team designed a colorectal SSI reduction bundle that resulted in a substantial and sustained reduction in SSIs. Our study is not able to identify which specific elements contributed to the reduction.

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