Comparison of case-finding methodologies for endometritis after cesarean section

Validity and Reliability of Administrative Coded Data for the Identification of Hospital‐Acquired Infections: An Updated Systematic Review with Meta‐Analysis and Meta‐Regression Analysis

“…As the number of HAI types assessed in each individual document ranged from one to five, the 38 papers accounted for a total of 53 “HAI‐related included studies.” Meta‐analyzable results were provided by 33 of the 38 selected documents, overall providing data from 45 source evaluations across different HAIs that were then included in quantitative summaries (Table ; Landis and Koch ; Hirschhorn, Currier, and Platt ; Baker et al. ; Hebden ; Cadwallader et al. ; Romano, Schembri, and Rainwater ; Curtis et al.…”

“…As the number of HAI types assessed in each individual document ranged from one to five, the 38 papers accounted for a total of 53 "HAI-related included studies." Meta-analyzable results were provided by 33 of the 38 selected documents, overall providing data from 45 source evaluations across different HAIs that were then included in quantitative summaries (Table 1; Landis and Koch 1977;Hirschhorn, Currier, and Platt 1993;Baker et al 1995;Hebden 2000;Cadwallader et al 2001;Romano, Schembri, and Rainwater 2002;Curtis et al 2004;Dubberke et al 2006;Scheurer et al 2007;Azaouagh and Stausberg 2008;Stausberg and Azaouagh 2008;Stevenson et al 2008;Chang et al 2008;Bolon et al 2009;Schmiedeskamp et al 2009;Zhan et al 2009;Olsen and Fraser 2010;Schaefer et al 2010;Verelst et al 2010;Gerbier et al 2011;Hollenbeak et al 2011;Inacio et al 2011;Schweizer et al 2011;Shaklee et al 2011;Chan et al 2011;Gerbier-Colomban et al 2012;Jones et al 2012;Welker and Bertumen 2012;Yokoe et al 2012;Calderwood et al 2012;Knepper et al 2013;Patrick et al 2013;Van Mourik et al 2013;Cass et al 2013;Gardner et al 2014;Grammatico-Guillon et al 2014;…”

Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update

“…30,31 Components of the indirect methods that were associated with highest sensitivities included review of nursing notes, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes, and antimicrobials used.…”

Linkage of microbiology reports and hospital discharge diagnoses for surveillance of surgical site infections

“…7 The combination of coded diagnoses for infection and parenteral postoperative antibiotic exposure was investigated as a tool for identifying subgroups of patients with higher rates of infection and morbidity after Caesarean section. 8,9 Due to widespread antibiotic use after surgery for extended prophylaxis and treatment of infections other than SSIs, the poor specificity of antibiotic exposure is likely to be a major limitation unless it is possible to consider timing and duration of administration separately for specific surgical procedures. 10 This is not possible in Italy at present.…”