ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Incidence of Surgical Site Infections in Multicenter Study-Implications for Surveillance Practice and Organization.
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- Optimising perioperative antimicrobial stewardship for Class I incisions: a clinical pharmacist-led multidisciplinary intervention and outcomes.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Infections and antibiotic treatment in long-term care facilities: results from 1-year cross sectional study in three Polish settings.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Seasonal Factors Associated with Surgical Site Infections Following Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgeries and Pathogen Identification: A Retrospective Study in A Single Center in China.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery: Current Insights and Future Directions for Surgical Site Infection Prevention.Cureus · 2023Review
- Antibiotic consumption in long-term care facilities in Poland and other European countries in 2017.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionWHO core components of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) prevention and control include their surveillance system. In Poland, there are no widespread multi-center infection surveillance networks based on continuous, targeted, active methodology. One of the most important form of HAIs are surgical site infections (SSIs). The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of SSIs, in the context of seasonal differentiation. Seasonal differentiation could be connected with weather conditions, but it also can be affected by personnel absence due to holidays and furlough. The second aspect may influence organization of work and increased absenteeism may contribute to lowering the quality of patient care. Healthcare associated infections are the phenomenon which can be especially affected by such factors.
methodsThe data used originate from the targeted, active surveillance reports obtained from the six years period, based on the ECDC recommendations.
resultsHighest incidence rates of SSIs were found after operations performed in June and August, equal to 1.8% and 1.5% respectively and the lowest in October was 0.8%. These differences were statistically significant: for June incidence: OR 1.6, 95% CI 1.03-2.5,
conclusionsOur results show that the short-term surveillance data limited to several days or months are not sufficient to obtain a valuable description of the epidemiological situation due to HAI. Efforts should be undertaken in order to implement wide net of hospital acquired infections, including SSI on the country level.
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