Effective prophylactic drugs reduce surgery infections - Best practices guide antibiotic use before surgery and other steps to improve outcomes - Managed Healthcare Executive
Masspro, a federal-designated quality improvement organization for Massachusetts, is participating in continuing efforts to
reduce surgical site infections. "We hope to see an even greater decline in surgical complications," says Dr. LaBresh. "Even
after all these interventions are applied, patients may still have complications, and based on current science, they are probably
unavoidable."
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