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A Practical Tool for Surveillance of Surgical-Site Infections: A 5-Year Experience in Orthopedic Surgeries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2017

Shmuel Benenson ,
Allon E. Moses ,
Matan J. Cohen ,
Meir Brezis ,
Naomi Minster ,
Carmela Schwartz ,
Leonid Kandel ,
Meir Liebergall  and
Yoav Mattan
Shmuel Benenson*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Allon E. Moses
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Matan J. Cohen
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Meir Brezis
Affiliation:
Center for Clinical Quality and Safety, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Naomi Minster
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Carmela Schwartz
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Leonid Kandel
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Meir Liebergall
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Yoav Mattan
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
*
Address correspondence to Shmuel Benenson, MD, MSc, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, PO Box 12000, Jerusalem, 91120 (Benenson@Hadassah.org.il).
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Abstract

Continuous surveillance of surgical-site infection (SSI) is labor intensive. We developed a semiautomatic surveillance system partly assisted by surgeons. Most patients who developed postdischarge SSI were readmitted, which allowed us to limit postdischarge surveillance to this group. This procedure significantly reduced workload while maintaining high sensitivity and specificity for SSI diagnosis.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:610–613

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 5 , May 2017 , pp. 610 - 613
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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