Validation of administrative population-based data sets for the detection of cesarean delivery surgical site infection.

Authors :: Daneman N
Ma X
Eng-Chong M
Callery S
Guttmann A
Source :: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2011 Dec; Vol. 32 (12), pp. 1213-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 13.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: We validated population-based hospital, emergency room, and physician claim databases for the detection of surgical site infections against the reference standard of clinical surveillance. Although these data sets are highly specific and could be used to define research cohorts, their low sensitivity and positive predictive value make them inadequate for use as quality indicators.

Subjects :: Algorithms
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Ontario epidemiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surgical Wound Infection diagnosis
Cesarean Section adverse effects
Databases, Factual standards
Hospital Records standards
Sentinel Surveillance
Surgical Wound Infection epidemiology

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