title: [Registration of surgical wound infections].
abstract: Computer-aided registration of surgical wound infections was started in 1989. During two periods with an interval of one year 98.5% of all patients who had undergone surgery were followed up for four weeks after the operation. The overall infection rate was 12.3% in the first period, and 8.0% in the second. The corresponding figures for clean wounds were 10.7% in the first period and 5.0% in the second. 48% were superficial wound infections. Only 28% of the infections were detected before the patients were discharged from hospital. Registration is strongly recommended as a tool for surveillance and control of surgical wound infections.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk avdeling, Telemark Sentralsjukehus, Skien.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aamodt
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Johnsen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rørdam
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Registrering av postoperative sårinfeksjoner.