The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Page 163 , August 2009

Invited commentary on “Impact of intraoperative Behavior on Surgical Site Infections” by Beldi et al

  • Hiram C. Polk Jr., M.D.

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  • Ben A. Reid Sr. (Professor of Surgery)

Received 24 October 2008 ,Revised 30 October 2008

References 

  1. Polk HC. Surgical quality and safety: The patient comes first. Amer Surg. 2007;73:538–542
  2. Altpeter T, Luckhardt K, Lewis JN, et al. Expanded surgical time out: a key to real-time data collection and quality improvement. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:527–532

PII: S0002-9610(08)00897-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.003

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Page 163 , August 2009

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