Post-discharge surveillance: an analysis of the importance of the subnotification of the incidence of the surgical wound infection

Authors

  • Adriana Cristina Oliveira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Enfermagem ; Universidade de São Paulo
  • Juliana Lauton Soares Universidade de São Paulo
  • Carolina Alves Garcia Universidade de São Paulo
  • Paulo David Scatena Universidade de São Paulo
  • Lucille D'osvaldo Universidade de São Paulo
  • Suely Itsuko Ciosak Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem

Keywords:

Surgical Wound Infection, Disease notification, Patient Discharge

Abstract

It is an epidemiologic and prospective study that approaches the problem of the subnotification of the surgical wound infection (SWI), where, data obtained only during the patient's stay underestimated the taxes of SWI, since from 19 to 84% of SWI could be diagnosed after discharge. Accomplished during the stay and after discharge, from August 2001 to March 2002. There were accompanied 501 patients, 140 (27,8%) of SWI were notified during the stay and 109 (77,9%) after discharge, confirming the hypothesis of subestimation of the incidence of SWI, where, without the surveillance after discharge, these 77,9% of infections would have not been notified.

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Published

2003-06-01

How to Cite

1.
Oliveira AC, Soares JL, Garcia CA, Scatena PD, D’osvaldo L, Ciosak SI. Post-discharge surveillance: an analysis of the importance of the subnotification of the incidence of the surgical wound infection. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2003 Jun. 1 [cited 2024 May 19];7(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50934

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2003)

Section

Research

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