Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection: Final Contract Report.

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Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection: Final Contract Report.

October 10, 2012

Price CS, Savitz LA. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0046-EF.

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This report explores techniques to detect and monitor surgical site infections (SSIs), evaluates a computer-assisted algorithm to identify patients at risk for SSIs, and makes recommendations to investigate surgery-specific risk factors.

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