Colon and rectal surgery surgical site infection reduction bundle: To improve is to change

Sook C Hoang1, Adam A Klipfel1, Leslie A Roth1

  • 1Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.

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