Clinician-led surgical site infection surveillance of orthopaedic procedures: A UK multi-centre pilot study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-212

  Morgan, M ^a   Black, J ^b   Bone, F ^c   Fry, C ^d   Harris, S ^a   Hogg, S ^e   Holmes, A ^e   Hughes, S ^e   Looker, N ^f   McIlvenny, G ^g   Nixon, J ^h   Nolan, J ⁱ   Noone, A ^j   Reilly, J ^j   Richards, J ⁱ   Smyth, E ^g   Howard, A ^k  

^a NPHS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WEST WALES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h The Ulster Independent Clinic   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^k Temple of Peace and Health   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Healthcare associated infection surveillance; Hemi arthroplasty fixation; Orthopaedic surgery; Surgical site; Trochanteric fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 20344369034     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.11.024     Document Type: Article

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