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. 2015 Feb;36(2):225-8.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.23.

Surgical site infection surveillance following ambulatory surgery

Chanu Rhee  1 , Susan S Huang  2 , Sandra I Berríos-Torres  3 , Rebecca Kaganov  1 , Christina Bruce  1 , Julie Lankiewicz  1 , Richard Platt  1 , Deborah S Yokoe  4 ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Epicenters Program
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Surgical site infection surveillance following ambulatory surgery

Chanu Rhee et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

We assessed 4045 ambulatory surgery patients for surgical site infection (SSI) using claims-based triggers for medical chart review. Of 98 patients flagged by codes suggestive of SSI, 35 had confirmed SSIs. SSI rates ranged from 0 to 3.2% for common procedures. Claims may be useful for SSI surveillance following ambulatory surgery.

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Potential Conflicts of Interest. All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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