FINDINGS AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS Surgical Site Infections / subsequent infections / chronic pain / primary / non-superficial infections / standardized infection ratio / average infection / just one additional infection / Incisional infections / observed infection / illness / infections / chronic conditions / total infections / site infection / superficial incisional infections / expected infection / stroke / secondary infections / Healthcare Associated Infection / surgical site infection / higher expected infection / compare infections / abdominal aortic aneurysm / infection / field infection preventionists / surgical site infections / partial paralysis / surgical infection / complex infections / superficial infections / /
MedicalTreatment
orthopedic surgeries / incision / Cardiac surgery / liver transplant / colon surgery / surgery / thoracic surgery / Abdominal surgery / gallbladder surgery / knee replacement / bowel surgery / hysterectomy / surgeries / bypass / kidney transplant / incisions / chest incision / joint replacements / heart transplant / /
Organization
University of California / California Department of Public Health Page / American Society of Anesthesiologists / Center for Disease Control / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Medicare / Social Security Administration / California Department of Public Health / American Medical Association / NHSN SSI / the American College / NHSN’s SSI / El Centro Regional Medical Center / /
Person
Acute Care / Acute Care Hospitals / /
Position
General / /
Product
wound classes / /
ProvinceOrState
North Dakota / California / /
Technology
category-specific algorithm / risk-adjusting algorithm / specific algorithms / SIR algorithms / /
KEY FINDINGS AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS Surgical Site Infections in California Hospitals, 2012 Introduction A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surge