Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections

Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections

Automated data, especially from pharmacy and administrative claims, are available for much of the U.S. population and might substantially improve both inpatient and postdischarge surveillance for surgical site infections complicating selected procedures, while reducing the resources required. Potent...

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Main Authors: Richard Platt, Deborah S. Yokoe, Kenneth E. Sands
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0212_article
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spelling doaj-e6d0bb65e6d448d9bd6580e36d6edc832020-11-24T23:34:47ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592001-04-017221221610.3201/eid0702.700212Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site InfectionsRichard PlattDeborah S. YokoeKenneth E. SandsAutomated data, especially from pharmacy and administrative claims, are available for much of the U.S. population and might substantially improve both inpatient and postdischarge surveillance for surgical site infections complicating selected procedures, while reducing the resources required. Potential improvements include better sensitivity, less susceptibility to interobserver variation, more uniform availability of data, more precise estimates of infection rates, and better adjustment for patients' coexisting illness.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0212_articleUnited States
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Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections
Emerging Infectious Diseases
United States
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Deborah S. Yokoe
Kenneth E. Sands
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title Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections
title_short Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections
title_full Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections
title_fullStr Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections
title_full_unstemmed Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections
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publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
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1080-6059
publishDate 2001-04-01
description Automated data, especially from pharmacy and administrative claims, are available for much of the U.S. population and might substantially improve both inpatient and postdischarge surveillance for surgical site infections complicating selected procedures, while reducing the resources required. Potential improvements include better sensitivity, less susceptibility to interobserver variation, more uniform availability of data, more precise estimates of infection rates, and better adjustment for patients' coexisting illness.
topic United States
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