Open AccessSurgical site infection surveillance in orthopedic patients in the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade
Author(s) -
Srdjan Starčević,
Stasa Munitlak,
Biljana Mijović,
Dragan Mikić,
Vesna Šuljagić
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp140224059s
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , incidence (geometry) , logistic regression , prospective cohort study , body mass index , emergency medicine , cohort study , surgery , physics , optics
Active surveillance is an important component of surgical site infection (SSI) reduction strategy. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare SSI surveillance data in orthopedic patients in the Military Medical Academy (MMA), Belgrade.