Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
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This study was performed to determine the impact of a surgical site infection (SSI) reduction strategy on SSI rates following colorectal resection. ⋯ The implementation of an SSI reduction strategy resulted in a 41% decrease in SSI rates following colorectal resection over its initial 3 years, and its durability as demonstrated by continuing improvement was seen over an additional 2 years.