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Surgical site infection surveillance
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2000Surgical site infection (SSI) is the third most commonly reported nosocomial infection and accounts for 14-16% of all nosocomial infections among hospital inpatients. A successful SSI surveillance programme includes standardized definitions of infection, effective surveillance methods and stratification of the SSI rates according to risk factors ...
A.M. Emmerson, E.T.M. Smyth
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Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2009Surgical site infections are a frequent cause of morbidity following surgical procedures. Gram-positive cocci, particularly staphylococci, cause many of these infections, although gram-negative organisms are also frequently involved. The risk of developing a surgical site infection is associated with a number of factors, including aspects of the ...
John E. Mazuski, John P. Kirby
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Surgical Site Infections after Thyroidectomy
Surgical Infections, 2006The history of thyroid surgery starts with Billroth, Kocher, and Halsted, who developed techniques for thyroidectomy between 1873 and 1910. Before 1950, the operative mortality rate approached 50%. The advent of general anesthesia and antisepsis and the development of fine hemostatic instruments rendered thyroid surgery safer, but the potential ...
DIONIGI, GIANLORENZO +4 more
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Decreased Surgical Site Infection Rate in Hysterectomy: Effect of a Gynecology-Specific Bundle.
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018OBJECTIVE We implemented a hysterectomy-specific surgical site infection prevention bundle after a higher-than-expected surgical site infection rate was identified at our institution. We evaluate how this bundle affected the surgical site infection rate,
S. Andiman +6 more
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Prevention of surgical site infections
Surgery (Oxford), 2011Abstract Surgical site infections (SSI) are a major healthcare burden throughout the world and prevention is paramount in reducing the impact of this common category of healthcare associated infection. SSI may be classified as superficial incisional, deep incisional or organ/space and are caused by both patient and procedural factors.
Helen O'Grady +2 more
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Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences
Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are a serious public health concern. The SSI is a common postoperative complication that can occur anywhere in the body, including the site of the incision, the surgically operated organs or tissues, or other locations ...
N. S. Gouda
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Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are a serious public health concern. The SSI is a common postoperative complication that can occur anywhere in the body, including the site of the incision, the surgically operated organs or tissues, or other locations ...
N. S. Gouda
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Prevention of surgical site infection
Nursing Standard, 2014Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common healthcare-associated infection that can cause patients extreme pain and discomfort, resulting in prolonged hospitalisation and additional costs to the NHS. Multidisciplinary team working, combined with audit and surveillance, early recognition of signs and symptoms of infection, and implementation of evidence ...
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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1999A. Mangram +4 more
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Evidence-based Prevention of Surgical Site Infection.
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2021Matthew A Fuglestad +2 more
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Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2017
Kristen A. Ban +11 more
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Kristen A. Ban +11 more
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