| Author (Corporate) | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
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| Publisher | EU |
| Series Title | Surveillance Report |
| Publication Date | 2013 |
| ISBN | 978-92-9193-501-7 |
| EC | TQ-03-13-543-EN-C |
| Content Type | Report |
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Surgical site infections are among the most common healthcare-associated infections and are associated with longer post-operative hospital stays, additional surgical procedures, treatment in an intensive care unit, and often higher mortality. These infections occur after operation in the part of the body where a surgical procedure was performed. The ECDC report on surveillance of surgical site infections in Europe contains data for 2010 and 2011, received from 20 networks in 15 EU countries and one EEA country (Norway). Data were reported on 386,597 operations from 1,557 hospitals in 2010, and on 424,871 operations from 1,635 hospitals in 2011. |
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| Source Link | http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/SSI-in-europe-2010-2011.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Health |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Norway |
