Executive summary of the American College of Surgeons/Surgical Infection Society Surgical Site Infection Guidelines -2016 Update

Kristen A. Ban; Joseph P. Minei; Christine Laronga; Brian G. Harbrecht; Eric H. Jensen; Donald E. Fry; Kamal M.F. Itani; E. Patchen Dellinger; Clifford Y. Ko; Therese M. Duane

doi:10.1089/sur.2016.214

Executive summary of the American College of Surgeons/Surgical Infection Society Surgical Site Infection Guidelines -2016 Update

Kristen A. Ban, Joseph P. Minei, Christine Laronga, Brian G. Harbrecht, Eric H. Jensen, Donald E. Fry, Kamal M.F. Itani, E. Patchen Dellinger, Clifford Y. Ko, Therese M. Duane

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Guidelines regarding the prevention, detection, and management of surgical site infections (SSIs) have been published previously by a variety of organizations. The American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Surgical Infection Society (SIS) Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Guidelines 2016 Update is intended to update these guidelines based on the current literature and to provide a concise summary of relevant topics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	379-382
Number of pages	4
Journal	Surgical Infections
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2016.214
State	Published - May 1 2017

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Surgery
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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