Surgical site infection in a university hospital in northeast Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
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9(4): 310-314, Aug. 2005. tab, graf
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in English
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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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Main subject:
Surgical Wound Infection
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Population Surveillance
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Cross Infection
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Infection Control
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Hospitals, University
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte/BR
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