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Infection rate of simple suturing

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians, 1976
Four hundred consecutive patients with superficial lacerations participated in a study of infection rate of lacerations sutured in an emergency department. Of these, 322 (85%) returned for suture removal. An infection rate of 5% was noted. Reported incidence of infection among the 68 (17%) non-returnees was 5.8%.
J R, Galvin, D, DeSimone
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The Impact of Postdischarge Infection on Surgical Wound Infection Rates

Infection Control, 1987
AbstractWe undertook a study of postdischarge infections to assess the reliability of a surgical wound surveillance program in a 930-bed teaching hospital. During a six-month period, a subset of operations performed each day was randomly selected and patients interviewed by telephone one month postsurgery using a standard set of questions.
K, Reimer, C, Gleed, L E, Nicolle
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Risk-specific nosocomial infection rates

The American Journal of Medicine, 1991
Because nosocomial infection rates vary by hospital area and service, most infection control programs calculate area-specific rates to augment the reporting of their hospital-wide data. Rate development is often limited by the availability of appropriate specific denominator data to support important comparisons.
A, Josephson, L, Karanfil, H, Alonso, A, Watson, J, Blight   +4 more
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Reducing infection rates

Nursing Management, 2008
The drive to make hospitals safer for patients by controlling healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) is relentless.
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Infection Rates in Outpatient Eyelid Surgery

Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2009
The authors used the database of eyelid surgeries performed at the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis, MN, to help determine the infection rate in outpatient eyelid surgery.The authors retrospectively reviewed the reported cases of infections after all eyelid surgeries performed between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2004 at the Phillips Eye ...
Edward W, Lee, Aaron C, Holtebeck, Andrew R, Harrison   +2 more
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The Influence of the Alloy of Megaprostheses on Infection Rate

The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2008
We retrospectively reviewed 197 patients who underwent reconstruction with a megaprosthesis of the lower extremity. A cobalt-chrome alloy system was used in 77 patients and a titanium alloy system in 120 patients. The overall infection rate was 20.8% (n = 41).
Georg, Gosheger, Christian, Goetze, Jendrik, Hardes, Uwe, Joosten, Winfried, Winkelmann, Christof, von Eiff   +5 more
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Nosocomial Infection Rates at an Oncology Center

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1988
Abstract Nosocomial infection rates were computed for 5,031 patients at an oncology center during a 20-month period. Twelve percent of the patients developed nosocomial infections, accounting for a total of 802 infections.
C, Rotstein, K M, Cummings, A L, Nicolaou, J, Lucey, J, Fitzpatrick   +4 more
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Reducing haemodialysis access infection rates

Journal of Renal Nursing, 2011
Infections are the second most common cause of vascular access loss in the long-term haemodialysis patient, and recent years have seen an increase in healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) associated with vascular access. Amanda Dorman and Marissa Dainton describe infection control procedures used in their unit to battle infection.
Amanda, Dorman, Marissa, Dainton
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