2023
Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections
Bardia A, Michel G, Farela A, Fisher C, Mori M, Huttler J, Lang A, Geirsson A, Schonberger R. Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 167: 2170-2176.e5. PMID: 37075942, PMCID: PMC10579454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight-adjusted dosingPostoperative infectionAntibiotic guidelinesIncidence of nonadherenceCoronary artery bypassTertiary care hospitalAssociation of adherenceCohort of patientsRetrospective observational studyPost-operative infectionIntraoperative redosingValvular surgeryAntibiotic timingArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationPostoperative complicationsPostoperative sepsisAdult patientsFirst doseAntibiotic choiceCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassCare hospitalDose adjustmentPrimary outcome
2015
The Surgical Care Improvement Project Antibiotic Guidelines
Schonberger RB, Barash PG, Lagasse RS. The Surgical Care Improvement Project Antibiotic Guidelines. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 121: 397-403. PMID: 26197373, PMCID: PMC4510848, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccreditationAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CostsGuideline AdherenceHospital CostsHumansPerioperative CarePolicy MakingPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReimbursement, IncentiveSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsSurgical Care Improvement ProjectSurgical site infectionSite infectionCare Improvement ProjectQuality improvement projectSuccessful quality improvement projectImprovement projectQuality improvement effortsAntibiotic recommendationsAntibiotic guidelinesQuality collaborativesIndividual cliniciansBehavioral interventionsGood evidenceInfectionCliniciansImprovement efforts