Decreasing time trend in SSI incidence for orthopaedic procedures: Surveillance matters!

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-247

  Skramm I ^a,b   Saltyt Benth J ^a,b   Bukholm, G ^c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Østfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

Author keywords

Orthopaedic surgery; Surgical site infection; Surveillance; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST SCORE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869231750     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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