"This is a problem colorectal surgeons have been struggling with for years," Dr. Chassin said. "We’ve always tried to get at it with the simple answer: ‘Here are 5 or 10 things everyone should do to decrease SSIs.’ That doesn’t work, because the critical factors that explain poor outcomes differ from one place to another. The best advice I can give is to look at all your contributing factors and assess where your organization falls short. Use these findings as a guide for where to focus your improvement efforts. The only way you know how to improve is to measure the cause of problems and target interventions right to them."
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