[AMBU-KISS: quality control in outpatient surgery]. / AMBU-KISS. Qualitätssicherung beim ambulanten Operieren.
Chirurg
; 75(3): 265-8, 2004 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Surgical site infections are associated with considerable morbidity and additional health care costs arising from lengthy hospitalization. According to the German Infection Protection Act implemented on 1 January 2001, hospitals and outpatient surgery institutions are required to assess and document nosocomial infections. The data are to be made available to the German Ministry of Health on demand.METHOD:
We report on a new surveillance module (AMBU-KISS) designed to assess and document surgical site infections in outpatient surgery. The objective is to create a reference database for these institutions.RESULTS:
Preliminary results obtained for two indicator procedures show no significant differences in surgical site infection rates between outpatient surgery institutions and the hospital setting (OP-KISS). The arithmetic mean values of surgical site infection rates in arthroscopic surgery of the knee are 0.09% in AMBU-KISS and 0.11% in OP-KISS. For inguinal hernias, the respective rates are 0.65% and 0.78%. A significant difference was observed only for vein stripping procedures, with surgical site infection rates of 0.38% in AMBU-KISS and 0.64%in OP-KISSCONCLUSIONS:
The results indicate that AMBU-KISS is a reliable tool for assessing surgical site infections in outpatient surgery.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
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Vigilância da População
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Ambulatórios
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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Revista:
Chirurg
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article