Surveillance of Surgical‐Site Infections: The World Coming Together?

Surgical‐site infections (SSIs) are associated with substantial risk of morbidity, resulting in prolongation of hospital stay and monetary costs attributable to the infection. 1‐3 Reporting surgeon‐specific SSI rates back to the surgeon has been shown in a number of studies to reduce SSI rates signi...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2000-05, Vol.21 (5), p.309-310
Main Author: Gaynes, Robert P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer surveillance
Editorial
Epidemiology
Financial risk
General Surgery - methods
General Surgery - statistics & numerical data
Global Health
Humans
Infection control
Infections
Netherlands - epidemiology
Nursing
Population Surveillance
Predisposing factors
Preventive medicine
Risk Factors
Surgical procedures
Surgical specialties
Surgical Wound Infection - economics
Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control
Surveillance
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Summary:Surgical‐site infections (SSIs) are associated with substantial risk of morbidity, resulting in prolongation of hospital stay and monetary costs attributable to the infection. 1‐3 Reporting surgeon‐specific SSI rates back to the surgeon has been shown in a number of studies to reduce SSI rates significantly, with appropriate cautions.4‐7 Because of this, several countries have recently examined and reported their SSI experience.8‐13 This issue of the Journal brings another article for consideration.14 This article describes the first year of the Dutch national surveillance of SSIs and risk factors.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/501761