Surgical site infection surveillance following ambulatory surgery

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;36(2):225-8. doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.23.

Abstract

We assessed 4045 ambulatory surgery patients for surgical site infection (SSI) using claims-based triggers for medical chart review. Of 98 patients flagged by codes suggestive of SSI, 35 had confirmed SSIs. SSI rates ranged from 0 to 3.2% for common procedures. Claims may be useful for SSI surveillance following ambulatory surgery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures*
  • Appendectomy / adverse effects
  • Cholecystectomy / adverse effects
  • Current Procedural Terminology
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Female
  • Herniorrhaphy / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Insurance, Health*
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Laminectomy / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pacemaker, Artificial
  • Population Surveillance / methods*
  • Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Suburethral Slings
  • Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / etiology