The impact of postdischarge surveillance on surgical site infection diagnosis

ConclusionUnderstanding the incidence of SSI with feedback to surgeons is an important aspect of an infection control program and has been shown to reduce SSI risks. Without active postoperative surveillance, 27.8% of SSIs would have gone unknown to surgeons. Implementing active surveillance will allow accurate reporting of incidence of SSIs in veterinary hospitals.
Source: Veterinary Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research