Quality improvement approach for surgical-site infection prevention in a Philippine provincial hospital

• Main Authors: Anthony Abustan (Author), Unarose Hogan (Author), Julie Winn (Author), Paul Pagaran (Author), Joan Littlefield (Author), Ted Miles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Globally, the 30-day cumulative incidence of surgical-site infections (SSI) was 11% (95% CI, 10%-13%) based on the systematic review and meta-analysis derived from 57 studies. SSIs are poorly studied in the Philippines. Americares and its hospital partner, Camarines Norte Provincial Hosp...