Predictive factors of post-discharge surgical site infections among patients from a teaching hospital

dc.contributor.authorGomes, Adriana Estela Biasotti
dc.contributor.authorCavalcante, Ricardo De Souza
dc.contributor.authorPavan, Érika Cibele Pereira
dc.contributor.authorFreitas, Elaine Da Silva
dc.contributor.authorFortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-01T13:08:41Z
dc.date.available2014-10-01T13:08:41Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-20
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) often manifest after patients are discharged and are missed by hospital-based surveillance. Methods We conducted a case-reference study nested in a prospective cohort of patients from six surgical specialties in a teaching hospital. The factors related to SSI were compared for cases identified during the hospital stay and after discharge. Results Among 3,427 patients, 222 (6.4%) acquired an SSI. In 138 of these patients, the onset of the SSI occurred after discharge. Neurological surgery and the use of steroids were independently associated with a greater likelihood of SSI diagnosis during the hospital stay. Conclusions Our results support the idea of a specialty-based strategy for post-discharge SSI surveillance.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Hospital das Clínicas
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Departamento de Doenças Tropicais e Diagnóstico por Imagem
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Hospital das Clínicas
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Departamento de Doenças Tropicais e Diagnóstico por Imagem
dc.format.extent235-238
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0069-2013
dc.identifier.citationRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, v. 47, n. 2, p. 235-238, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0037-8682-0069-2013
dc.identifier.fileS0037-86822014000200235.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0037-8682
dc.identifier.scieloS0037-86822014000200235
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/109926
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000336631700019
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
dc.relation.ispartofRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.358
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,658
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceSciELO
dc.subjectInfection controlen
dc.subjectSurgical site infectionsen
dc.subjectSurveillanceen
dc.titlePredictive factors of post-discharge surgical site infections among patients from a teaching hospitalen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes2589937673452910[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-4120-1258[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina, Botucatupt

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