Interhospital comparisons of coronary artery bypass graft surgical site infection rates differ if donor sites are excluded

Philip L. Russo; L. Gurrin; N. D. Friedman; A. L. Bull; S. Marasco; H. Kelly; C. J. Boardman; M. J. Richards

doi:10.1086/520749

Interhospital comparisons of coronary artery bypass graft surgical site infection rates differ if donor sites are excluded

Philip L. Russo, L. Gurrin, N. D. Friedman, A. L. Bull, S. Marasco, H. Kelly, C. J. Boardman, M. J. Richards

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The advent of public reporting of hospital-acquired infection rates has sparked ongoing discussion about the most appropriate surveillance data to present. When we used different numerators to calculate rates of surgical site infection following coronary artery bypass graft surgery, we found that some hospitals' rates and their rankings were notably affected.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1210-1212
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	28
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/520749
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2007

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