Colon surgical-site infections and the impact of "present at the time of surgery (PATOS)" in a large network of community hospitals.

Jessica L SeidelmanMaojun GeArthur W BakerSarah LewisSonali D AdvaniBecky SmithDeverick J Anderson

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)

Complex PATOS COLO SSIs have distinct features from complex non-PATOS COLO SSIs. Removal of PATOS COLO SSIs from public reporting allows more accurate comparisons among hospitals that perform different case mixes of colon surgeries.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass

adverse drug

surgical site infection