Improving risk-adjusted measures of surgical site infection for the National Healthcare Safely Network

Y Mu, JR Edwards, TC Horan… - Infection Control & …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Background. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has provided simple risk
adjustment of surgical site infection (SSI) rates to participating hospitals to facilitate quality …

Risk factors for surgical site infection following caesarean section in England: results from a multicentre cohort study

C Wloch, J Wilson, T Lamagni… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Please cite this paper as: Wloch C, Wilson J, Lamagni T, Harrington P, Charlett A, Sheridan
E. Risk factors for surgical site infection following caesarean section in England: results from …

The Mayo prosthetic joint infection risk score: implication for surgical site infection reporting and risk stratification

EF Berbari, DR Osmon, B Lahr… - Infection Control & …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Objective. The goal of this study was to develop a prognostic scoring system for the
development of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) that could risk-stratify patients undergoing total …

Patients at high-risk for surgical site infection

KM Mueck, LS Kao - Surgical infections, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant healthcare quality
issue, resulting in increased morbidity, disability, length of stay, resource utilization, and …

Risk factors for surgical site infection after major breast operation

MA Olsen, M Lefta, JR Dietz, KE Brandt, R Aft… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Understanding surgical site infection (SSI) risk factors after breast
operation is essential to develop infection-prevention strategies and improve surgical …

Systematic review of risk prediction scores for surgical site infection or periprosthetic joint infection following joint arthroplasty

SK Kunutsor, MR Whitehouse, AW Blom… - Epidemiology & …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Accurate identification of individuals at high risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) or
periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) influences clinical decisions and development of …

Infection after primary hip arthroplasty: a comparison of 3 Norwegian health registers

H Dale, I Skråmm, HL Løwer, HM Eriksen… - Acta …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose The aim of the present study was to assess incidence of and risk
factors for infection after hip arthroplasty in data from 3 national health registries. We …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical site infections in Italian hospitals: a prospective multicenter study

N Petrosillo, CMJ Drapeau, E Nicastri, L Martini… - BMC Infectious …, 2008 - Springer
Background Surgical site infections (SSI) remain a major clinical problem in terms of
morbidity, mortality, and hospital costs. Nearly 60% of SSI diagnosis occur in the …

Thirteen years of surgical site infection surveillance in Swiss hospitals

W Staszewicz, MC Eisenring, V Bettschart… - Journal of Hospital …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Surveillance is an essential element of surgical site infection (SSI) prevention.
Few studies have evaluated the long-term effect of these programmes. Aim To present data …

[图书][B] WHO guidelines for safe surgery 2009: safe surgery saves lives

WHOP Safety, World Health Organization - 2009 - apps.who.int
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