Copyright
©2009 Baishideng. All rights reserved.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 30, 2009; 1(1): 11-15
Published online Nov 30, 2009. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v1.i1.11
Published online Nov 30, 2009. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v1.i1.11
Rates of surgical site infection as a performance measure: Are we ready?
Fernando Martín Biscione, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Postgraduate Course, Medicine High School, Minas Gerais Federal University, 30-130-100, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Author contributions: Biscione FM solely contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Fernando Martín Biscione, MD, MSc, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Postgraduate Course, Medicine High School, Minas Gerais Federal University, 30-130-100, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. fernandobiscione@yahoo.com.ar
Telephone: +55-31-34099300 Fax: +55-31-33378897
Received: July 2, 2009
Revised: August 25, 2009
Accepted: September 1, 2009
Published online: November 30, 2009
Revised: August 25, 2009
Accepted: September 1, 2009
Published online: November 30, 2009
Core Tip