U.S. hospitals outperform 30 countries across four continents on the rate of surgical site infections, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Researchers tracked SSIs for patients undergoing surgical procedures in 82 hospitals in 30 countries across the world from January 2005 to December 2010. The hospitals are members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, which aims to reduce healthcare associated infections.
SSI rates for most surgical procedures were higher in INICC hospitals than U.S. hospitals that reported data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network. Here is a comparison of SSI rates between INICC hospitals and CDC-NHSN data for certain surgical procedures:
Hip prosthesis
INICC hospitals: 2.6 percent
CDC-NHSN: 1.3 percent
Coronary bypass with chest and donor incision
INICC hospitals: 4.5 percent
CDC-NHSN: 2.9 percent
Abdominal hysterectomy
INICC hospitals: 2.7 percent
CDC-NHSN: 1.6 percent
Exploratory abdominal surgery
INICC hospitals: 4.1 percent
CDC-NHSN: 2 percent
Ventricular shunt
INICC hospitals: 12.9 percent
CDC-NHSN: 5.6 percent
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Researchers tracked SSIs for patients undergoing surgical procedures in 82 hospitals in 30 countries across the world from January 2005 to December 2010. The hospitals are members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, which aims to reduce healthcare associated infections.
SSI rates for most surgical procedures were higher in INICC hospitals than U.S. hospitals that reported data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network. Here is a comparison of SSI rates between INICC hospitals and CDC-NHSN data for certain surgical procedures:
Hip prosthesis
INICC hospitals: 2.6 percent
CDC-NHSN: 1.3 percent
Coronary bypass with chest and donor incision
INICC hospitals: 4.5 percent
CDC-NHSN: 2.9 percent
Abdominal hysterectomy
INICC hospitals: 2.7 percent
CDC-NHSN: 1.6 percent
Exploratory abdominal surgery
INICC hospitals: 4.1 percent
CDC-NHSN: 2 percent
Ventricular shunt
INICC hospitals: 12.9 percent
CDC-NHSN: 5.6 percent
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