Post-discharge surgical site surveillance by telephone interview – The Warwick experience
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Active prospective surveillance study with post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infections in Cambodia.
Barriers to the implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance have been described in resource-limited settings. This study aimed to estimate the SSI incidence rate in a Cambodian hospital and to compare different modalities of SSI surveillance. We performed an active prospective study with post-discharge surveill...
متن کاملEvaluation of underreported surgical site infection evidenced by post-discharge surveillance.
The Surgical Site Infection (SSI) has been pointed as one of the most important infection sites. This study aimed to determine the surgical site infection incidence during hospitalization and the impact of notification after discharge through two methods. This prospective study was carried out in the digestive system surgery service (DSS) of two general hospitals of São Paulo, in the period fro...
متن کاملImpact of method and duration of post discharge surveillance on detection of surgical site infections
Introduction / objectives Since surgical site infections (SSIs) arise before and after discharge from the hospital, post discharge surveillance (PDS) of SSIs is inevitable for proper surveillance. Two methods of PDS are recommended by the Dutch surveillance network (PREZIES). Duration of PDS normally is 30 days or 1 year after surgery for implant-free and implant surgery respectively. We compar...
متن کاملSurgical site infection after caesarean section: space for post-discharge surveillance improvements and reliable comparisons.
Surgical site infections (SSI) after caesarean section (CS) represent a substantial health system concern. Surveying SSI has been associated with a reduction in SSI incidence. We report the findings of three (2008, 2011 and 2013) regional active SSI surveillances after CS in community hospital of the Latium region determining the incidence of SSI. Each CS was surveyed for SSI occurrence by trai...
متن کاملPost-surgical surveillance in Lynch syndrome--a Cleveland Clinic experience
Background Post-surgical colonoscopic surveillance is recommended every 1-2 years for patients diagnosed with colon cancer and Lynch syndrome. Patients electing to have a segmental versus colectomy IRA risk developing metachronous colon cancers. The rationale for frequent surveillance is to detect and remove polyps before pathologically advancing to cancer thereby reducing mortality. Does compl...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.07.424