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Seasonal, monthly, and yearly variability of surgical site infections at a single institution—A report of more than 95,000 procedures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2019

Mackenzie A. Roof Open the ORCID record for Mackenzie A. Roof [Opens in a new window] ,
Lorraine Hutzler ,
Anna Stachel ,
Scott Friedlander ,
Michael Phillips  and
Joseph A. Bosco III
Mackenzie A. Roof
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Lorraine Hutzler
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Anna Stachel
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Scott Friedlander
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Michael Phillips
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Joseph A. Bosco III*
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
*
Author for correspondence: Joseph A. Bosco III, Email: Joseph. [email protected]
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Abstract

To determine whether deep surgical site infection (dSSI) rate exhibits temporal variability, dSSI rates following 98,068 cases were analyzed. The overall dSSI rate decreased significantly between 2009 and 2018. Summer had a significantly greater rate of dSSI than winter. There was no difference in dSSI rate in July versus other months.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , January 2020 , pp. 127 - 129
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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