Telephone call contact for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infections. A pilot, methodological study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-13

  Taylor, Eric ^a   Duffy, K ^b   Lee, K ^c   Noone, A ^c   Leanord, A ^d   King, P M ^e   O'Dwyer, P ^b  

^a INVERCLYDE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

^d MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hernia repair; Post discharge surveillance; Postoperative infection; Telephone calls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND INFECTION; HERNIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

DATA COLLECTION; HERNIA; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCOTLAND; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0142087682     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00217-2     Document Type: Article

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