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Postdischarge Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Practices in Washington Acute Care Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Roxie Zarate  and
David Birnbaum
Roxie Zarate*
Affiliation:
Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, Washington
David Birnbaum
Affiliation:
Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, Washington
*
Washington State Department of Health, Healthcare-Associated Infection Program, P.O. Box 47811, Olympia, WA 98504-7811 (roxie.zarate@doh.wa.gov)
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Abstract

Little is known about postdischarge surveillance practices currently in place among American hospitals. This survey describes practices used by acute care hospitals covered by Washington State's legislated mandate for public reporting of surgical site infections. While the vast majority of facilities use multiple techniques, wide variation in practices was discovered.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(1):8

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 87 - 89
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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