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[Surgical site infection in general surgery: 5-year analysis and assessment of the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) index].

Authors
  • Iñigo, José Juan1
  • Bermejo, Begoña
  • Oronoz, Begoña
  • Herrera, Javier
  • Tarifa, Antonio
  • Pérez, Felicidad
  • Miranda, Coro
  • Lera, José Miguel
  • 1 Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. [email protected] , (Spain)
Type
Published Article
Journal
Cirugía Española
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2006
Volume
79
Issue
4
Pages
224–230
Identifiers
PMID: 16753102
Source
Medline
License
Unknown

Abstract

The NNIS index is a valid instrument for classifying surgical patients according to the risk of developing an SSI. Of the three components, the length of the intervention has the greatest influence on increasing the risk of infection. The NNIS categories also distinguish different levels of risk of infection.

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