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Surgical Site Infections in Outpatient Surgeries: Less Invasive Procedures Contribute Substantially to the Overall Burden

Over 50% of outpatient surgeries predicted to have an increased likelihood of an adverse event were excluded from SSI surveillance based on VASQIP eligibility criteria, defined by clinician determination of invasiveness. Burden of SSI for eligible versus ineligible surgeries was similar, necessitati...

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Published in:Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Main Authors: Linsenmeyer, Katherine, Branch-Elliman, Westyn, Kalver, Emily, Mull, Hillary J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7328464/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31426875
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.233
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