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. 2017 May/Jun;18(4):379-382.
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  1   2 , Joseph P Minei  3 , Christine Laronga  4 , Brian G Harbrecht  5 , Eric H Jensen  6 , Donald E Fry  7 , Kamal M F Itani  8 , E Patchen Dellinger  9 , Clifford Y Ko  1   10 , Therese M Duane  11
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Executive Summary of the American College of Surgeons/Surgical Infection Society Surgical Site Infection Guidelines-2016 Update

Kristen A Ban et al. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 May/Jun.

Abstract

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.

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