Can hospital discharge diagnoses be used for surveillance of surgical-site infections?

Moro, M L

Can hospital discharge diagnoses be used for surveillance of surgical-site infections? [electronic resource] - The Journal of hospital infection Mar 2004 - 239-41 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

0195-6701

10.1016/j.jhin.2003.12.022 doi


Databases as Topic--statistics & numerical data
Forms and Records Control--statistics & numerical data
Health Surveys
Hospitals--statistics & numerical data
Humans
Italy--epidemiology
Medical Records--statistics & numerical data
Patient Discharge--statistics & numerical data
Population Surveillance--methods
Prospective Studies
Registries--statistics & numerical data
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surgical Wound Infection--epidemiology