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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCalderwood MS, Huang SS, Keller V
Variable case detection and many unreported cases of surgical-site infection following colon surgery and abdominal hysterectomy in a statewide validation.
This study assesses hospital surgical-site infection (SSI) identification and reporting following colon surgery and abdominal hysterectomy via a statewide external validation. The authors concluded that claims-based surveillance is a standardized approach that hospitals can use to augment traditional surveillance methods and health departments can use for external validation.
AHRQ-funded; HS021424.
Citation: Calderwood MS, Huang SS, Keller V .
Variable case detection and many unreported cases of surgical-site infection following colon surgery and abdominal hysterectomy in a statewide validation.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017 Sep;38(9):1091-97. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.134..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Surgery, Injuries and Wounds, Patient Safety, Women, Adverse Events, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Hospitals
Lewis SS, Dicks KV, Chen LF
Delay in diagnosis of invasive surgical site infections following knee arthroplasty versus hip arthroplasty.
The researchers compared time to diagnosis of invasive surgical site infection (SSI) following hip vs knee arthroplasty. They found that time to diagnosis of invasive SSI remained significantly shorter for hip than for knee arthroplasties after adjusting for age, pathogen virulence, and hospital surgical volume. They hypothesized that differences in symptom manifestation and disparities in access to care may contribute to the observed differential timing of diagnosis.
AHRQ-funded; HS023866.
Citation: Lewis SS, Dicks KV, Chen LF .
Delay in diagnosis of invasive surgical site infections following knee arthroplasty versus hip arthroplasty.
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Apr 1;60(7):990-6. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu975.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Orthopedics, Surgery, Injuries and Wounds, Adverse Events