Operating room staff and surgeon documentation curriculum improves wound classification accuracy

Operating room staff and surgeon documentation curriculum improves wound classification accuracy

Background: Misclassification of wounds in the operating room (OR) can adversely affect surgical site infection (SSI) reporting and reimbursement. This study aimed to measure the effects of a curriculum on documentation of surgical wound classification (SWC) for operating room staff and surgeons. Me...

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Main Authors: Joseph W. Gorvetzian, Katharine E. Epler, Samuel Schrader, Joshua M. Romero, Ronald Schrader, Alissa Greenbaum, Rohini McKee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Surgery
Education
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584401831096X

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