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Enhanced Identification of Postoperative Infections among Outpatients

We investigated using administrative claims data to identify surgical site infections (SSI) after breast surgery and cesarean section. Postoperative diagnosis codes, procedure codes, and pharmacy information were automatically scanned and used to identify claims suggestive of SSI ("indicators&q...

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Autores principales: Miner, Andrew L., Sands, Kenneth E., Yokoe, Deborah S., Freedman, John, Thompson, Kristin, Livingston, James M., Platt, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3329046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15550202
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1011.040784