Standardized infection ratios for three general surgery procedures: A comparison between Spanish hospitals and U.S. centers participating in the national nosocomial infections surveillance system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 744-748

  Monge Jodra, Vicente ^a   Robustillo Rodela, A ^a   Martin Martinez, F ^a   Lopez Fresnena N ^a   Ona Compan S ^a,b   Calbo Torrecillas, Francisco ^a,c   Bautista Navajas, Jose Ma ^a,c   Roman Rico, Diego ^a,d   Torres Ortiz, Marina ^a,e   Caballero Alonso, Carlos ^a,f   Bajo Arenas, Juan ^a   Fernández Fuentes, Paloma ^a,g   Fernández Gala, Tomás ^a,h   Figuerola Tejerina, Ma Angeles ^a   Fernandez J ^a,i   Hernández Vaquero, Valentín ^a,j   Horna Arroyo, Rosa Maria ^a,k   Dierssen Sotos, Trinidad ^a,l   Gónzález Solana, Ildefonso ^a,m,n   Hita Fernández, Antonio F ^a,o   García Puente, Elena ^a,p   Del Mar Gomez Santillana Ma ^a,q   Muñoz Platón, Enriqueta ^a,r   Biurrum Larralde, Amaya ^a,s   Cobos, Pilar Vicente ^a,t   García Arcal, Ma Dolores ^a,t   Fernández Quintana, Guillermo ^a,u   De la Lama, Jaime ^a,v   Jimenez Rodriguez Ma ^a,w   Gimeno, Carmen ^a,x   Vicente Pérez, José Amador ^a,y   Vinuesa Sebastián, Mercedes ^a,y   Fereres Castiel, Jose ^a,z   García San José, Sonia ^a,aa   Botía Martínez, Francisco ^a,ab   García de Jalón, Jesús ^a,ac   Escobar, J ^a,ad   Gost, A ^a,ac   Arévalo Alonso, Jose Miguel ^a,ae   Aranaz Andrés, Jesús ^a,af   more..

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b Especialidad en Oftalmología Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía Vélez Málaga Málaga   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d Hospital de la Serranía   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL INFANTA ELENA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DE JEREZ   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^l Hospital Comarcal Sierrallana   (Spain)

^m Hospital Gutiérrez Ortega de Valdepeñas   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL SANTA BÁRBARA   (Spain)

^p Hospital Alarcos   (Spain)

^q HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA LUZ   (Spain)

^r HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^s HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PRADO   (Spain)

^t HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

^u HOSPITAL GENERAL DE SEGOVIA   (Spain)

^v HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^w HOSPITAL EL BIERZO   (Spain)

^x Unidad de Enfermeria Urologica Hospital Santiago Apostol Miranda de Ebro Burgos Espana   (Spain)

^y HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^z HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^aa HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA   (Spain)

^ab HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^ac Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

^ad Anatomía Patológica del Hospital Reina Sofía de Tudela   (Bulgaria)

^ae Hospital Ortiz de Zarate   (Spain)

^af HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; GENERAL SURGERY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SPAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

APPENDECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CROSS INFECTION; HERNIA; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10744220774     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502124     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Huskins WC, Soule BM, O'Boyle C, Gulácsi L, O'Rourke EJ, Goldmann DA. Hospital infection prevention and control: a model for improving the quality of hospital care in low- and middle-income countries. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998;19:125-135.
2. Poulsen KB, Bremmelgaard A, Sorensen AI, Raahave D, Petersen JV. Estimated costs of postoperative wound infections: a case-control study of marginal hospital and social security costs. Epidemiol Infect 1994;113:283-295.
3. Jarvis WR. Selected aspects of the socioeconomic impact of nosocomial infections: morbidity, mortality, cost, and prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1996;17:552-557.
4. Vegas AA, Jodrá VM, García ML. Nosocomial infections in surgery wards: a controlled study of increased duration of hospital stays and direct cost of hospitalization. Eur J Epidemiol 1993;9:504-510.
5. Grupo de trabajo EPINE. Evolución de la prevalencia de las infecciones nosocomiales en los hospitales españoles. Grupo de trabajo EPINE, Vaqué J, Roselló J, eds. Spain: 2001:121, 186.
6. Haley RW, Culver DH, White J, et al. The efficacy of infection and surveillance and control programs in preventing nosocomial infections in US hospitals. Am J Epidemiol 1985;121:182-205.
7. Roy MC, Perl TM. Basics of surgical-site infection surveillance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997;18:659-668.
8. Gaynes RP, Solomon S. Improving hospital-acquired infection rates: the CDC experience. Jt Comm J Qual Improv 1996;22:457-467.
9. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System report: data summary from January 1992-April 2000, issued June 2000. Am J Infect Control 2000;28:429-448.
10. Culver DH, Horan TC, Gaynes RP, et al. Surgical wound infection rates by wound class, operative procedure, and patient risk index: National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. Am J Med 1991;91:152S-157S.
11. Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:250-278.
12. Horan TC, Emori TG. Definitions of key terms used in the NNIS System. Am J Infect Control 1997;25:112-116.
13. Horan TC, Gaynes RP, Martone WJ, Jarvis WR, Emori TG. CDC definitions of nococomial surgical site infections, 1992: modification of CDC definitions of surgical wound infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1992;13:606-608.
14. Gustafson TL. Practical risk-adjusted quality control charts for infection control. Am J Infect Control 2000;28:406-414.
15. Benneyan JC. Statistical quality control methods in infection control and hospital epidemiology: Part I. Introduction and basic theory. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998;19:194-214.
16. Benneyan JC. Statistical quality control methods in infection control and hospital epidemiology: Part II. Chart use, statistical properties, and research issues. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998;19:265-283.
17. Gulácsi L, Kiss ZT, Goldmann DA, Huskins WC. Risk-adjusted infection rates in surgery: a model for outcome measurement in hospitals developing quality improvement programmes. J Hosp Infect 2000;44:43-52.