Harmonized procedure coding system for surgical procedures and analysis of surgical site infections (SSI) of five European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of routine data will be essential in future healthcare research. Therefore, harmonizing procedure codes is a first step to facilitate this approach as international research endeavour. An example for the use of routine data on a large scope is the investigation of surgical site infections (SSI). Ongoing surveillance programs evaluate the incidence of SSI on a national or regional basis in a limited number of procedures. For example, analyses by the European Centre for Disease Prevention (ECDC) nine procedures and provides a mapping table for two coding systems (ICD9, National Healthcare Safety Network [NHSN]). However, indicator procedures do not reliably depict overall SSI epidemiology. Thus, a broader analysis of all surgical procedures is desirable. The need f

SUBMITTER: Mellinghoff SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374282 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature