Surgical site infection in a university hospital in northeast Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 9(4): 310-314, Aug. 2005. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
We examined prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) in a tertiary teaching hospital in northeast Brazil, from January 1994 to December 2003. The survey included 5,742 patients subjected to thoracic, urologic, vascular and general surgery. The criteria for diagnosing SSI were those of the Centers for Disease Control, USA, and the variables of the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance risk index were used. Data analysis revealed that anesthetic risk scores, wound class and duration of surgery were significantly associated with SSI. A total of 296 SSIs were detected among the 5,742 patients (5.1 percent). The overall incidence of SSI was 8.8 percent in 1994; it decreased to 3.3 percent in 2003. In conclusion, the use of educational strategies, based on guidelines for SSI prevention reduced SSI incidence. Appropriate management of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative incision care, and a surveillance system based on international criteria, were useful in reducing SSI rates in our hospital.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Infección de la Herida Quirúrgica
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Vigilancia de la Población
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Control de Infecciones
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Hospitales Universitarios
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil