Implications of Postoperative Infections on Long-term Outcomes-Reply

William J O'Brien¹, Kalpana Gupta^{2

3}, Kamal M F Itani^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ VA Boston Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Boston, Massachusetts.
² VA Boston Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ VA Boston Department of Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Comment

William J O'Brien et al. JAMA Surg. 2020.

. 2020 Jul 1;155(7):668.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0419.

William J O'Brien¹, Kalpana Gupta^{2

3}, Kamal M F Itani^{4

5}

¹ VA Boston Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Boston, Massachusetts.
² VA Boston Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ VA Boston Department of Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Comment on

Association of Postoperative Infection With Risk of Long-term Infection and Mortality.
O'Brien WJ, Gupta K, Itani KMF. O'Brien WJ, et al. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jan 1;155(1):61-68. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.4539. JAMA Surg. 2020. PMID: 31693076 Free PMC article.
Implications of Postoperative Infections on Long-term Outcomes.
Chen Z, Han EY, Ling XL. Chen Z, et al. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 1;155(7):667-668. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0418. JAMA Surg. 2020. PMID: 32267493 No abstract available.