Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2012; 17(1): 1-12
Published online June 30, 2012 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2012.17.1.1
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Young Keun Kim1, Hyo Youl Kim1, Eu Suk Kim2, Hong Bin Kim2, Hye Young Jin3, Ji Young Lee4, Joohon Sung5, Young Uh6, Young Kyun Cho7, Yeong-Seon Lee8, Eui-Chong Kim9, Jun Hee Woo10
Division of Infectious Diseases, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine1, Wonju; Division of Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University2, Seoul; Infection Control Office, Ajou University Hospital3, Suwon; Infection Control Office, Seoul St. Mary Hospital4, Seoul; Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health5, Seoul; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine6, Wonju; Division of Infectious Diseases, Gacheon University of Medicine and Science7, Incheon; Centers for Infectious Disease, Korean National Institute of Health8, Osong; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University9, Seoul; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ulsan College of Medicine10, Seoul, Korea
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Background: A web-based surveillance of surgical-site infections (SSIs) in Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (KONIS) was performed to determine the incidence of SSIs after 15 operative procedures.
Methods: Forty-three hospitals participated in the surveillance system for 15 operative procedures. A year-round observation was carried out, and the duration of participation was shortened for 3 months unit. All data were collected using a real-time web-based reporting system.
Results: From July 2010 through June 2011, SSI surveillance data of 18,644 cases were collected from 43 hospitals. SSIs were found to occur in 2.10% of the total cases. The SSI rates after various surgeries were as follows: 4.49%, rectal surgery; 4.41%, colon surgery; 3.50%, gastric surgery; 3.12%, craniotomy; 1.25%, abdominal hysterectomy; 0.93%, laminectomy; 0.63%, cesarean section; 0.62%, gallbladder surgery; and 0.54%, vaginal hysterectomy. The interim results of implant-related surgery are given below as SSI rates: 3.78%, ventricular shunt operation; 3.23%, coronary artery bypass graft; 2.20%, cardiac surgery; 1.31%, spinal fusion; 0.96%, knee prosthesis; and 0.88%, hip prosthesis.
Conclusion: The SSI rate was found to be 2.10% by the KONIS 2010. The maintenance of a surveillance system for SSI is very important, as it will help in decreasing SSIs via feedback to the involved surgeons and infection-control personnel.
Keywords: Surgical site infection, Surveillance, Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance
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