Original articleComputer-aided surveillance of surgical infections and identification of risk factors☆
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2011, Anesthesiology ClinicsCitation Excerpt :However, the savings can likely be best quantified and maximized by specifically studying those patients most likely to benefit.70 Surgical site infections (SSI) complicate between 5% and 10% of all surgeries.76–82 They are estimated to increase hospital length of stay by 48% to 310% and increase cost by 34% to 226% when compared to patients without an SSI.83
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This study was supported in part by a grant from the National Research Council for Medical Sciences.