Enhanced Identification of Postoperative Infections among Inpatients

Enhanced Identification of Postoperative Infections among Inpatients

We evaluated antimicrobial exposure, discharge diagnoses, or both to identify surgical site infections (SSI). This retrospective cohort study in 13 hospitals involved weighted, random samples of records from 8,739 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures, 7,399 cesarean deliveries, and 6,175 b...

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Main Authors: Deborah S. Yokoe, Gary A. Noskin, Susan M. Cunningham, Gianna Zuccotti, Theresa Plaskett, Victoria J. Fraser, Margaret A. Olsen, Jerome I. Tokars, Steven Solomon, Trish M. Perl, Sara E. Cosgrove, Richard S. Tilson, Maurice Greenbaum, David C. Hooper, Kenneth E. Sands, John Tully, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Daniel J. Diekema, Edward S. Wong, Michael Climo, Richard Platt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Surgical wound infection
postoperative complications
surveillance
drug utilization
cross-infection
nosocomial infection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/11/04-0572_article

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