Factors associated with risk of surgical wound infections.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
Surgical wound infections are the most common hospital-acquired infections among patients who undergo inpatient surgery. Risk of infection is a function of both patient susceptibility and exposure. The authors studied all discharges in Pennsylvania from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005, in which a circulatory (n= 65 940), neurological (n= 6706), or orthopedic (n = 107 825) procedure was performed using data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. They estimated the impact of patient-specific factors on risk of infection and compared the ability of these factors to predict infections relative to hospital effects. Results suggested that for all 3 types of procedures, patient-specific factors were a significant determinant of risk of surgical wound infection. However, prediction of infection was improved by 23% to 33% when hospital fixed effects were included. Although patient-specific factors had a statistically significant association with risk of infections, much of the risk of surgical wound infections is determined by hospital factors.
Volume
21
Issue
6 Suppl
First Page
29
Last Page
29
ISSN
1062-8606
Published In/Presented At
Hollenbeak, C. S., Lave, J. R., Zeddies, T., Pei, Y., Roland, C. E., & Sun, E. F. (2006). Factors associated with risk of surgical wound infections. American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality, 21(6 Suppl), 29S–34S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860606294602
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health Services Research | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17077416
Department(s)
Department of Community Health and Health Studies
Document Type
Article