The Spanish national health care-associated infection surveillance network (INCLIMECC): Data summary January 1997 through December 2006 adapted to the new National Healthcare Safety Network Procedure-associated module codes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 806-812

  Díaz Agero Pérez, Cristina ^a   Robustillo Rodela, Ana ^a   Monge Jodrá, Vincente ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

health care associated infection; Infection control; surgical site infection; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REOPERATION; SPAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; REOPERATION; SPAIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 71249140209     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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