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Do Quality Improvement Collaboratives Improve Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Patients?
- Stephen B. Kritchevsky, PhD;
- Barbara I. Braun, PhD; and
- Bryan Simmons, MD
- From Wake Forest University School of Medicine and J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Winston-Salem, NC 27157; The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181; and Methodist Health System, Memphis, TN 38104.
IN RESPONSE:
We thank Dr. Liu and colleagues for their comments regarding our recent article. They made several statements about our results that readers less familiar with the article may find misleading. Although both groups showed improvements in many aspects of antimicrobial prophylaxis, differences in the extent of improvement between the 2 groups on any indicator were not significant. Our conclusion is correct in this regard. Our study was designed to examine the absolute difference in change between the 2 groups, not the relative difference in change; …
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