Surveillance of surgical site infections: methodical comparison of the IQTIG and KISS strategies

Surveillance of surgical site infections: methodical comparison of the IQTIG and KISS strategies

Aim: In 2017, the Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Healthcare (IQTIG) introduced a quality assurance system for the surveillance of surgical site infections (SSI) on behalf the Federal Joint Committee. The establishment of the new system was made in parallel to existing methods, s...

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Main Authors: Rittmeier, Sascha, Waeschle, Reiner M., Artelt, Tanja, Fehling, Patrick, Suckow, Arnt, Siess, Martin, Scheithauer, Simone
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2021-05-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
surgical wound
surgical wound infection
infection surveillance
iqtig
kiss
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2021-16/dgkh000389.shtml

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