Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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After a Department of Health site visit, 2 teaching hospitals imposed strict regulations on operating room attire, including full coverage of ears and facial hair. We hypothesized that this intervention would reduce superficial surgical site infections (SSIs). ⋯ Implementation of stringent operating room attire policies do not reduce SSI rates. A study to prove this principle further would be impractical to conduct.
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In an effort to improve the quality of rectal cancer care in the US, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has developed the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC). We aimed to describe the current status of rectal cancer care before implementation of the NAPRC. ⋯ Overall, very few patients achieved all of the proposed quality measures for rectal cancer care. It will be important to re-evaluate these data after the implementation of the NAPRC.