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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedGerber JS, Ross RK, Szymczak JE
Infections after pediatric ambulatory surgery: incidence and risk factors.
Investigators studied the prevalence of surgical-site infections (SSIs) in a single pediatric healthcare network between ambulatory surgery facilities and a hospital-based facility. No statistical difference in the number of SSIs was found.
AHRQ-funded; HS020921.
Citation: Gerber JS, Ross RK, Szymczak JE .
Infections after pediatric ambulatory surgery: incidence and risk factors.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Feb;40(2):150-57. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.211..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Children/Adolescents, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Risk, Surgery, Injuries and Wounds