Postdischarge surveillance of surgical site infections using telephone calls and a follow-up card in a resource-limited setting
| Autor: | Céline Guichon, Margaux Isnard, José Guerra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Microbiology (medical) 030106 microbiology Aftercare 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care Surgical site medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection Infection control Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective cohort study Patient discharge Infection Control business.industry Surgical wound General Medicine Middle Aged After discharge medicine.disease Patient Discharge Telephone Hospitalization Infectious Diseases Population Surveillance Feasibility Studies Health Resources Female Medical emergency Cambodia business Limited resources |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hospital Infection. 96:16-19 |
| ISSN: | 0195-6701 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.02.019 |
| Popis: | The use of a follow-up card and telephone calls appeared to be an efficient modality for postdischarge surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) in Cambodia. One hundred and sixty-one patients were given a follow-up card and asked to present it to any healthcare practitioner they visited during the 30 days following their surgery. Patients were subsequently telephoned to collect information. After discharge, 87% of the patients provided follow-up data. Of these, 25 patients with no SSIs detected during hospitalization reported that 'white liquid had discharged from the surgical wound'; among them, nine cases of purulent drainage were reported by a practitioner. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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