Surgical site infections (SSI) are a common complication after surgical procedures. To
reduce the incidence of SSIs, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital decided to institute a …

BACKGROUND: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) began with
the Veterans Affairs system to reduce morbidity and mortality by evaluating preoperative risk …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the Surgical Care
Improvement Project (SCIP) improved surgical site infection (SSI) rates using national data …

Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and increased cost in the
postoperative patient occurring in 2–5 per cent of those undergoing inpatient surgery …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are considered a quality metric across surgical specialties and
are a major cause of increased readmissions and overall costs to surgical patients. Bundled …

Objectives: It is estimated that healthcare associated infections (HAI) account for 1.7 million
infections and 99,000 associated deaths each year, with annual direct medical costs of up to …

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is unequivocally morbid and costly. The estimated
300,000 SSIs annually in the United States represent the second most common infection …

Background We present a comprehensive systematic review of the effect of Surgical Care
Improvement Project (SCIP) measures on surgical site infections (SSIs) as related to SCIP …

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSI) are a major cause of morbidity in surgical
patients and they increase health care costs considerably. Colorectal surgery is consistently …

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a significant problem in
surgery. The American College of Surgeons–National Surgical Quality Improvement …