Concepedia

Assessment of prolonged hospital stay attributable to surgical site infections using appropriateness evaluation protocol

V. Merle, Jeanne-Marie Germain, Pierre Chamouni, L. Froment, F Michot, P Ténière, Pierre Czernichow

American Journal of Infection Control · 2000 · 19 citations · 30 references

Concepts

MedicinePerioperative MedicineSurgeryHospital MedicinePatient SafetyPerioperative Infection PreventionHealthcare-associated InfectionsHospital-acquired InfectionsInfection ManagementNosocomial InfectionsSurgical Infection ManagementSurgical Site InfectionAppropriateness EvaluationHospital Stay DurationPostoperative Antimicrobial DurationProlonged Length Of StaySurgical Site Infection DocumentationSurgical Site Infection ManagementSurgical Site Morbidity

References

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CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988

Julia S. Garner, William R. Jarvis, T.Grace Emori et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 1988 · 5.8K citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +14

Perioperative Total Parenteral Nutrition in Surgical Patients

New England Journal of Medicine · 1991 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Agriculture, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +17

National nosocomial infections surveillance system (NNIS): Description of surveillance methods

T.Grace Emori, David H. Culver, Teresa Horan et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 1991 · 848 citations

Public Health, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +14

The Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol

Paul M. Gertman, Joseph D. Restuccia · Medical Care · 1981 · 408 citations

Health Professions, Health Services Administration, Health Assessment +16

The cost of infection in surgical patients: a case-control study

R. Coello, Helen Glenister, J. Fereres et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1993 · 210 citations

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Surgery +13