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Surgical site infections (SSI) continue to be a significant problem in surgery. The American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) Best Practices Initiative compared process and structural characteristics among 117 private sector hospitals in an effort to define best practices aimed at preventing SSI.Using standard NSQIP methodologies, we identified 20 low outlier...
Introduction: Intestinal epithelial cells reseal mucosal wounds through migration. This process of mucosal restitution is vital for many intestinal functions. Recent evidence implicates a role for Substance P (SP), a common neurotransmitter in the neurons of the intestinal mucosa, in the maintenance of gastrointestinal mucosal integrity. We have previously demonstrated that SP increases migration...
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