title: [Infection of surgical site in the following postdischarge: impact in the incidence and evaluation of the used methods].
abstract: It is a prospective study in two teaching hospitals. They accompanied 501 admitted patients who were submitted to the surgery of the digestive system from August 2001 to March 2002. In the period of the study, 140 surgical site infections (SSIs) were diagnosed. Thirty-one SSIs were diagnosed in the hospital and 109 after the discharge. The incidence of SSIs was of 6.2%, rising for 28.0%, with postdischarge surveillance. The methods of postdischarge surveillance are also discussed and among the several options, as there is not one recommended as the best. However, it is suggested that some types of postdischarge surveillance must be accomplished. The choice of the method will depend on the sources of each institution.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Basica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. acoliveira@enf.ufmg.br
authors.forename: Adriana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Suely Itsuko
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ciosak
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy