Performance of surgical site infection risk prediction models in colorectal surgery: external validity assessment from three European national surveillance networks.
Rebecca GrantMartine AupeeNicolas C BuchsKristine CooperMarie-Christine EisenringTheresa LamagniFrédéric RisJuliette TanguyNicolas TroilletStephan HarbarthMohamed AbbasPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)
Models based on routinely collected data in SSI surveillance networks poorly predict individual risk of SSI following colorectal surgery. Further models that include other more predictive variables could be developed and validated.