Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Introduction
Introduction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the United States, there are approximately 687,000 nosocomial infections per year, which cause or contribute to 72,000 deaths per year. In addition to the morbidity and mortality, these complications cost billions of dollars annually.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Introduction." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728439/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Introduction.
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Introduction. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728439/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Introduction. Accessed September 29, 2025.
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Introduction. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728439/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Introduction
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Introduction [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 September 29]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728439/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Introduction.
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