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Minimally Invasive Surgery > Reduced Risk of Hospital-Acquired Infections > Nosocomial Infection Marker NIM > Laparoscopy compared to Open Surgery > SAGES 2008 annual meeting > California Pacific Medical Center > Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Friday, April 11, 2008

Does this study give definitive evidence that laparoscopic surgery reduces the risk of nosocomial infection compared to open surgery? Will this evidence lead to improved patient care and reductions in costs? Does the high adoption rate for laparoscopic surgery lead to improved quality of care?

IIP > Read on here > http://www.prnewswire.com…
…Ethicon Endo-Surgery today […]

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