Effect of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition Changes on Colon Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Rates

Current case finding Methods for identifying colon SSI involve Infection Preventionists (IP) assessing candidate infections flagged by an electronic algorithm without a systematic process to identify all procedures that are not primarily closed. In 2013, NHSN broadened the primarily closed definitio...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2014-06, Vol.42 (6), p.S12-S12
Main Authors: Yegge, Jeanne A., RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, Gase, Kathleen, MPH, CIC, Hohrein, Melinda, Khoury, Raya, MPH, Babcock, Hilary, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Colorectal surgery
Infection Control
Infections
Infectious Disease
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Summary:Current case finding Methods for identifying colon SSI involve Infection Preventionists (IP) assessing candidate infections flagged by an electronic algorithm without a systematic process to identify all procedures that are not primarily closed. In 2013, NHSN broadened the primarily closed definition and updated the principal operative procedure (POP) Table. The objectives of this study are to assess the effect of these definition changes on colon SSI rates and validate the use of electronic algorithms.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.048