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Health care-associated infections studies project: An American Journal of Infection Control and National Healthcare Safety Network Data Quality Collaboration Case Study – Chapter 9 Surgical site infection event (SSI) case study

Published:April 10, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.03.036
Health care-associated infections studies project: An American Journal of Infection Control and National Healthcare Safety Network Data Quality Collaboration Case Study – Chapter 9 Surgical site infection event (SSI) case study
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      This case study is part of a series centered on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance definitions. This specific case study focuses on the application of common surveillance concepts included in the Patient Safety Component, Chapter 9 – Surgical Site Infection Event (SSI). The intent of the case study series is to foster standardized application of the NHSN HAI surveillance definitions and encourage accurate HAI event determination among Infection Preventionists (IPs).

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      3. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Manual: Patient Safety Component. CDC/NHSN surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections. Accessed September 22, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/pscmanual/17pscnosinfdef_current.pdf.

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      Published online: April 10, 2022

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      Conflicts of interest: Victoria Russo has nothing to disclose. Denise Leaptrot has nothing to disclose. Melissa Otis has received honorarium from Georgia Infection Prevention Network. Henrietta Smith has nothing to disclose. Joan N. Hebden has received consulting fees from APIC Consulting, PDI, Inc., Netflix, and University of Maryland School of Medicine; received payment or honoraria from ICU Medical, Cepheid, and Aerobotix; has a Leadership or fiduciary role in SHEA Education Committee, SHEA 2022 Planning Committee, and APIC Research Committee. Marc-Oliver Wright is employed by Professional Disposables International, Inc. All are unrelated to this submission.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.03.036

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      © 2022 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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