Surgical Site Infection - References

These external references are broadly related to the topic of surgical site infection surveillance.

Gibbons C, Bruce J, Carpenter J, Wilson AP, Wilson J, Pearson A, Lamping DL, Krukowski ZH, Reeves BC. Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection  Health Technol Assess. 2011; 15(30):1-156, iii-iv.

 Wilson J, Charlett A, Leong G, McDougall C, Duckworth G.  Rates of surgical site infection after hip replacement.  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008; 29(3):219-26.

Leong G, Wilson J, Charlett A. Duration of operation as a risk factor for surgical site infection: comparison of English and US data. J Hosp Infect 2006;. 63: 255-62 .

Coello R, Charlett A, Wilson J et al. Adverse impact of surgical site infections in English hospitals. J Hosp Infect 2005; 60: 93-103.

Ridgeway S, Wilson J, Charlett A et al. Infection of the surgical site after arthroplasty of the hip. J Bone Joint Surg 2005; 87(6): 844-50.

Health Protection Agency. Mandatory surveillance of surgical site infection in orthopaedic surgery: Commun Dis Rep CDR Wkly [serial online] 2004; 14 (14): news.

McDougall C, Wilson J, Leong G. The National Scheme for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infection in England.   J Oper Dep Pract. 2004; 1 (9): 12-17

HPA. Surgical Site Infection Surveillance in England - Summary of data from October 1997 to December 2003. CDR Weekly  2004,14(21):HCAI.

Hoffman P, Williams J, Stacey A et al Microbiological commissioning and monitoring of operating theatre suites. A report of a working party of the Hospital Infection Society. J Hosp Infect; 2002; 52: 1-28

Wilson JA, Ward VP, Coello R et al. A user evaluation of the Nosocomial Infection National Surveillance System: surgical site infection module. J Hosp Infect 2002; 52: 114-121

 Wilson J, Burman-Roy S, Leaper D. Preventing and managing surgical site infections Br.J.Hosp.Med.(Lond) 2009; 70(4):184-5.