St. Barbara Specialised Regional Hospital No. 5: Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Polskie Towarzystwo Zakażeń Szpitalnych5,239 enrolled

Overview

Retrospective laboratory-based data collection study of surgical site infections: Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Unit in Sosnowiec, Poland;

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

5,239

Conditions

Surgical Site Infections

Interventions

laboratory-based data collectionOTHER

laboratory-based surveillance of SSI

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patient being treated in the Department and Clinic of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, St. Barbara Specialised Regional Hospital No. 5, Sosnowiec * patients undergoing surgery in studied unit Exclusion Criteria: * under 18 years of age * surgery of a different type than orthopedics * non-surgical treatment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

surgical site infection incidence rate

the cumulative incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) was calculated by dividing the number of SSI cases by the number of patients undergoing surgery and multiplying by 100

Time frame: The follow-up period was 30 days for the superficial SSI's, and 90 days for deep or organ/space infections following arthroplasties

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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