Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 6 , Pages 810-820 , December 2008

Surgical Site Infection Prevention: The Importance of Operative Duration and Blood Transfusion—Results of the First American College of Surgeons–National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative

  • Darrell A. Campbell Jr, MD, FACS

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    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • William G. Henderson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA – NSQIP, Aurora, CO
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  • Michael J. Englesbe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Michael J Englesbe, MD, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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  • Bruce L. Hall, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery, Washington University, St Louis, MO
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  • Michael O'Reilly, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Dale Bratzler, DO

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Washington University, St Louis, MO
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  • E. Patchen Dellinger, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Leigh Neumayer, MD, FACS

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    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Barbara L. Bass, MD, FACS

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    • Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
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  • Matthew M. Hutter, MD, FACS

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    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • James Schwartz, MD

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    • Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Sunnyside, CA
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  • Clifford Ko, MD, FACS

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    • American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
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  • Kamal Itani, MD, FACS

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    • The Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Steven M. Steinberg, MD, FACS

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    • Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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  • Allan Siperstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • Robert G. Sawyer, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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  • Douglas J. Turner, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
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  • Shukri F. Khuri, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • The Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Received 14 April 2008 ,Revised 15 August 2008 ,Accepted 18 August 2008.

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PII: S1072-7515(08)01318-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.08.018

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 6 , Pages 810-820 , December 2008