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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedPierce RA, Lessler J, Milstone AM
Expanding the statistical toolbox: analytic approaches for cohort studies with healthcare-associated infectious outcomes.
This review intends to convey the scope of available statistical methodology to better understand the process of pathogen acquisition or HAI development. It determined that despite the range of methods available, logistic regression remains the dominant statistical approach in use. Poisson regression, survival methods, and mechanistic (mathematical) models remain underutilized.
AHRQ-funded; HS022872.
Citation: Pierce RA, Lessler J, Milstone AM .
Expanding the statistical toolbox: analytic approaches for cohort studies with healthcare-associated infectious outcomes.
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2015 Aug;28(4):384-91. doi: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000179..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Adverse Events, Outcomes, Patient Safety
Durkin MJ, Dicks KV, Baker AW
Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter?
The authors evaluated for seasonal variation of surgical site infection (SSI) following spine surgery in a network of nonteaching community hospitals. They found that the rate of SSI following fusion or spinal laminectomy/laminoplasty was higher during the summer in this network of community hospitals, most likely due to S. aureus rather than the July effect.
AHRQ-funded; HS023866.
Citation: Durkin MJ, Dicks KV, Baker AW .
Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter?
J Neurosurg Spine 2015 Jul;23(1):128-34. doi: 10.3171/2014.10.spine14559.
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Keywords: Surgery, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Injuries and Wounds, Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Hospitals, Outcomes, Quality of Care