An enhanced benchmark for prosthetic joint replacement infection rates

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 669-672

  Barnes, Sue ^a   Salemi, Charles ^a   Fithian, Donald ^a   Akiyama, Lois ^a   Barron, Dana ^a   Eck, Enid ^a   Hoare, Kathy ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BENCHMARKING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845229490     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.04.207     Document Type: Article

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