Applicability of the national nosocomial infections surveillance system risk index for the prediction of surgical site infections: a review

Applicability of the national nosocomial infections surveillance system risk index for the prediction of surgical site infections: a review

This review outlines the evolution of risk rates of surgical site infection adopted by the Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control (SENIC) and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system, and evaluates their advantages and limitations. The types of surgical procedures...

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Main Authors: Flávia Falci Ercole, Carlos Ernesto Ferreira Starling, Tânia Couto Machado Chianca, Mariângela Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SSI
quality indicators
hospital infections
surgical procedures
orthopaedic operations
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