The Strike Team as an implementation strategy for surgical infection prevention

• Main Authors: Buddhi Hatharaliyadda (Author), Michelle Schmitz (Author), Fauzia Osman (Author), Kenneth Van Dyke (Author), Nasia Safdar (Author), Aurora Pop-Vicas (Author), Charles Heise (Author), Anne Mork (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) incur up to $10 billion annually due to their excessive morbidity. SSI prevention bundles have had variable success in colorectal surgery. For example, at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, a 505-bed regional referral center, SSI rates have remained hig...