2136. Systematic Review of Surgical Wound Class Reveals Marked Service-Related Discrepancies and Can Improve Appropriateness of Classification Impacting the Expected Number of Infections and the Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

BACKGROUND: During surgical operations, surgical wounds are classified according to the wound classification system (I—clean; II—clean/contaminated; III—contaminated; and IV—dirty). Accuracy in assessing the degree of wound contamination is crucial since it greatly impacts the risk of a surgical sit...

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Autores principales: Abuihmoud, Ayat, Linchangco, Purisima, Wise, Elizabeth, Boldyga, Ashley, Nachman, Karen, Gomez, Belkys T, Parada, Jorge P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252874/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1792

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