Surgical-site infections after orthopaedic surgery: Statewide surveillance using linked administrative databases

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  Thomas, C ^a,b   Cadwallader, H L ^a,c   Riley, T V ^a,b  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Administrative databases; Surgical site infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 2342636330     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.01.025     Document Type: Article

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