Preventing mediastinitis surgical site infections: Executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's elimination guide

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 529-531

  Rebmann, Terri ^a   Kohut, Kathleen ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health care associated infection; infection prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDIASTINITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDIASTINITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79960957280     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. American Heart Association. What is coronary artery bypass surgery? Available from: http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/ 119626671501548%20WhatIsCornryBypsSrgry-9-07.pdf. Accessed May 18, 2010.
2. Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system report, data summary from January 1992 through June 2004, issued October 2004. Am J Infect Control 2004;32:470-85.
3. Swenne CL, Linholm C, Borowiec J, Carlsson M. Surgical site infections within 60 days of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Hosp Infect 2004;57:14-24. (Pubitemid 38594516)
4. Lucet JC. Surgical site infection after cardiac surgery: a simplified surveillance method. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27:1393-6. (Pubitemid 46052288)
5. Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR. Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Guideline for the prevention of surgical site infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:247-80.
6. Colorado Foundation for Medical Care. Surgical Care Improvement Project. Available from: http://www.cfmc.org/hospital/hospital-scip .htm. Accessed May 18, 2010.
7. Kohut K. Guide for the prevention of mediastinitis surgical site infections following cardiac surgery: an elimination guide. Available from: http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section5APIC-Elimination-Gui des&Template5/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID514743. Accessed May 18, 2010.
8. Horan TC, Andrus M, Dudeck MA. CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care-associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting. Am J Infect Control 2008;36:309-32. (Pubitemid 351763841)