Comment on

• The epidemiology of hemorrhage related to cardiothoracic operations.

  Herwaldt LA, Swartzendruber SK, Edmond MB, Embrey RP, Wilkerson KR, Wenzel RP, Perl TM. Herwaldt LA, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Jan;19(1):9-16. doi: 10.1086/647700. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998. PMID: 9475343
• Surgical-site infection rates in patients who undergo elective surgery on the same day as their hospital admission.

  Manian FA, Meyer L. Manian FA, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Jan;19(1):17-22. doi: 10.1086/647701. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998. PMID: 9475344
• Increased bloodstream infection rates in surgical patients associated with variation from recommended use and care following implementation of a needleless device.

  Cookson ST, Ihrig M, O'Mara EM, Denny M, Volk H, Banerjee SN, Hartstein AI, Jarvis WR. Cookson ST, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Jan;19(1):23-7. doi: 10.1086/647702. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998. PMID: 9475345