Postoperative Infection Rates in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Clinical Audit of Australian Podiatric Surgeons, January to December 2007

Background. Surgical site infections are one of the most common post-operative complications encountered by foot and ankle surgeons. The incidence reported in the literature varies between 0.5 and 6.5%. The results of a 12-month Australia-wide clinical audit analysing the rates of postoperative infe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Australian health review 2010-05, Vol.34 (2), p.180-185
Hauptverfasser:	Butterworth, Paul, Gilheany, Mark F, Tinley, Paul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accreditation Ankle Ankle - surgery Antibiotics Audits Australia - epidemiology Australian Council on Health Care Standards (ACHS) Bacterial infections Cross infection Cross Infection - epidemiology Data collection Disease control Female Foot Health administration Hospitals Humans Infection Infections International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Length of stay Male Medical Audit Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) Middle Aged Nosocomial infections Patients Performance evaluation Podiatry Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Studies Surgeons Surgery Surgical outcomes Surgical site infections Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Surgical wound infections Surveillance
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