Harnessing claims to improve detection of surgical site infections following hysterectomy and colorectal surgery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1321-1323

  Letourneau, Alyssa R ^a   Calderwood, Michael S ^a,b   Huang, Susan S ^c   Bratzler, Dale W ^d,e   Ma, Allen ^d   Yokoe, Deborah S ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ICD-9-CM; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCREENING; SURGICAL INFECTION;

COLON; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84887569013     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673975     Document Type: Review

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