Study: Hospital Surgical Infection Measures Don’t Predict Outcomes

Published On: June 23rd, 2010

A composite score of six infection-prevention measures does correlate with surgical infection rates, the study finds.

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Study: Hospital Surgical Infection Measures Don’t Predict Outcomes

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