Surgical site infection in patients submitted to orthopedic surgery: the NNIS risk index and risk prediction Infección de sitio quirúrgico en pacientes sometidos a cirugías ortopédicas: el índice de riesgo NNIS y la predicción de riesgo Infecção de sítio cirúrgico em pacientes submetidos a cirurgias ortopédicas: o índice de risco NNIS e predição de risco

The applicability of the risk index for surgical site infection of the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) has been evaluated for its performance in different surgeries. In some procedures, it is necessary to include other variables to predict. Objective: to evaluate the applicability...

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Published in:	Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 269 - 276
Main Authors:	Flávia Falci Ercole, Tânia Couto Machado Chianca, Denise Duarte, Carlos Ernesto Ferreira Starling, Mariângela Carneiro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 01-04-2011
Subjects:	Enfermagem Enfermería Epidemiologia Epidemiology Epidemiología Indicador de Risco Infección de Herida Operatoria Infecção da Ferida Operatória Nursing Orthopedic Procedures Procedimentos Ortopédicos Procedimientos Ortopédicos Risk Index Surgical Wound Infection Índice de Riesgo
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