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An epidemiologic measure of how often people who do have some condition are correctly identified by a test as having that condition (“true positives”) instead of as a “false negative” test result.
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A voluntary membership organization representing members of this profession who have a medical degree or a graduate degree related to epidemiology.
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An epidemiologic measure of how often people who do not have some condition are correctly identified by a test as not having that condition (“true negatives”) instead of as a “false positive” test result.
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Health services provided in a range of settings, including acute care hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, long-term acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities (nursing homes), dialysis facilities, outpatient offices (e.g., physician or nurse practitioner offices), and home care.
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A term used to describe a particle in plants, bacteria and fungi.
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Surgical site infection rates per 100 operative procedures are found by dividing the number of SSIs by the number of total number of specific operative procedures within a given reporting period. The results are then multiplied by 100. These calculations are performed separately for each type of surgical procedure. They are listed by risk index (see definition, below). (Standardized infection ratios can also be calculated.
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A person or group of people who are involved in a project and feel ownership.
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Precautions used in a medical facility that involve “protection as needed” to implement infection control and to protect the medical team and the residents from microorganisms and body fluids that may carry disease.
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A summary measure used to track HAIs at a national, state, or local level over time. The SIR adjusts for the fact that each healthcare facility treats different types of patients.
Number of cases of infections developed in a hospital divided by the number of infections both in and out of a hospital.
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This indirect standardization method accounts for differences in the risk of surgical site infections among a group of procedures. A SIR is the number of observed infections divided by the number of expected infections. The expected number is based on the national average, the number of procedures performed by a hospital, and historical data for those procedures. A SIR of 1.0 means the observed number of infections is equal to the number of expected infections. • A SIR above 1.0 means that the infection rate is higher than that found in the "standard population." For HAI reports, the standard population comes from data reported by the hundreds of U.S. hospitals that use the NHSN system. The difference above 1.0 is the percentage by which the infection rate exceeds that of the standard population. • A SIR below 1.0 means the infection rate is lower than that of the standard population. The difference below 1.0 is the percentage by which the infection rate is lower than that experienced by the standard population. The number of expected infections is calculated by multiplying the number of procedures (at each hospital) by the NHSN Pooled Mean Rate. The result is divided by 100 (to remove the percent). The SIR is found by dividing the sum of the observed number of SSIs by the sum of the expected number of SSIs across the different procedures.
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A plan of action.
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Designed to prevent transmission of highly contagious or virulent infections that may be spread by air or contact. Recommended for chickenpox as well as for viral hemorrhagic fevers. A private room is required and gowns, masks, and gloves must be worn before entry. Hands must be washed after leaving the room and contaminated articles should be discarded or bagged and labeled before being sent for decontamination and reprocessing.
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A strict set of rules.
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On the surface.
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A cut into a body tissue or organ, made during surgery.
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An infection that occurs which is related to a surgical wound or the organ spaces near the wound.
SSIs are infections that occur as the result of surgical procedures.
An infection of a surgical wound or the organ spaces near the wound.
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Surgical Site Infections Associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Summarized as a Standardized Infection Ratio.
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Surgical Site Infections Associated with Total Knee Replacement Surgery Summarized as a Standardized Infection Ratio.
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A process for ongoing monitoring of information (data) about a specific topic, problem, or disease (such as healthcare associated infections) where data is gathered, analyzed, and interpreted. Surveillance data are often used to identify areas for improvement, guide actions to improve the quality of healthcare delivery, and monitor whether those interventions result in better outcomes.
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Accident, misfortune or a feeling that is noticed by a person and is not normal.
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