7 ways an anesthesiologist-led program reduced surgical site infections

A new anesthesiologist-led approach to reducing surgical site infections and length of hospital stays in colorectal patients resulted in a 50 percent decrease in infection instances and a 46 percent decrease in stay length, according to new research from Austin Street, MD, study author and anesthesiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas and presented to the American Society of Anesthesiologists at a recent meeting.