Abstract
Since 2003 three Surgical Site Infection (SSI) surveillance systems were consecutive implemented in our country (IRIQ Project, 2003; VALIDAR Project, 2004; VIHDA System, 2005-2013) using standard methodology (NNISs, 1992-2004; NHSN 2006-2008). These systems have generated a local benchmark for Argentinean hospitals. However, it would be appropriate to compare local data with those international standards, in order to determine if there is, in our country, an excess in the number of SSI adjusted by surgical category and risk index.
Highlights
Since 2003 three Surgical Site Infection (SSI) surveillance systems were consecutive implemented in our country (IRIQ Project, 2003; VALIDAR Project, 2004; VIHDA System, 2005-2013) using standard methodology (NNISs, 1992-2004; NHSN 2006-2008)
To estimate the excess of SSI using the Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) from three local surveillance systems compared with two external standards
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Summary
Since 2003 three Surgical Site Infection (SSI) surveillance systems were consecutive implemented in our country (IRIQ Project, 2003; VALIDAR Project, 2004; VIHDA System, 2005-2013) using standard methodology (NNISs, 1992-2004; NHSN 2006-2008). There is an excess of surgical site infections in Argentina From 3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2015) Geneva, Switzerland. Introduction Since 2003 three Surgical Site Infection (SSI) surveillance systems were consecutive implemented in our country (IRIQ Project, 2003; VALIDAR Project, 2004; VIHDA System, 2005-2013) using standard methodology (NNISs, 1992-2004; NHSN 2006-2008).
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