Impact of an Automated Surveillance to Detect Surgical-Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Brazil

Fecha
2016
Autor
Perdiz, Luciana B. [UNIFESP]
Yokoe, Deborah S.
Furtado, Guilherme H. [UNIFESP]
Medeiros, Eduardo A. S. [UNIFESP]
Tipo
Artigo
ISSN
0899-823X
Es parte de
Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology
DOI
10.1017/ice.2016.86
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Resumen
In this retrospective study, we compared automated surveillance with conventional surveillance to detect surgical site infection after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty. Automated surveillance demonstrated better efficacy than routine surveillance in SSI diagnosis, sensitivity, and predictive negative value in hip and knee arthroplasty.
Cita
Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology. New York, v. 37, n. 8, p. 991-993, 2016.
URI
https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/57474
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