Hospitals in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance (HELICS). Inter-country comparison of rates of surgical site infection - opportunities and limitations

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 165-170

  Wilson, J ^a   Ramboer, I ^b   Suetens, C ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Surgical site infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; CASE FINDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EUROPE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LITHUANIA; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34249328037     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60037-1     Document Type: Article

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