Progress in surgical-site infection surveillance

Editorial

Richard Platt. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Jul.

. 2002 Jul;23(7):361-3.

doi: 10.1086/502066.

No abstract available

Comment in

Surveillance of nosocomial surgical wound infections: a few suggestions.
Roberts FJ. Roberts FJ. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Aug;24(8):556-8; author reply 558. doi: 10.1086/503483. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003. PMID: 12940572 No abstract available.

Impact of postdischarge surveillance on surgical-site infection rates for coronary artery bypass procedures.
Avato JL, Lai KK. Avato JL, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Jul;23(7):364-7. doi: 10.1086/502076. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002. PMID: 12138973
Use of censored data to monitor surgical-site infections.
Thibon P, Parienti JJ, Borgey F, Le Prieur A, Bernet C, Branger B, Le Coutour X. Thibon P, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Jul;23(7):368-71. doi: 10.1086/502067. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002. PMID: 12138974
A new surgical-site infection risk index using risk factors identified by multivariate analysis for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Russo PL, Spelman DW. Russo PL, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Jul;23(7):372-6. doi: 10.1086/502068. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002. PMID: 12138975