Use of the national noscomial infection surveillance system risk index for prediction of mortality: results of a 6-year postdischarge follow-up study

Silvia Palma; Antonio Cosano; Antonio Gómez-Ortega; Marcial Mariscal; Jose Martin Moreno-Montesinos; Gabriel Martínez-Gallego; Marcelino Medina-Cuadros; Miguel Delgado-Rodriguez

doi:10.1086/513026

Use of the national noscomial infection surveillance system risk index for prediction of mortality: results of a 6-year postdischarge follow-up study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Apr;28(4):489-92. doi: 10.1086/513026. Epub 2007 Feb 26.

Authors

Silvia Palma¹, Antonio Cosano, Antonio Gómez-Ortega, Marcial Mariscal, Jose Martin Moreno-Montesinos, Gabriel Martínez-Gallego, Marcelino Medina-Cuadros, Miguel Delgado-Rodriguez

Affiliation

¹ Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain.

PMID: 17385159
DOI: 10.1086/513026

Abstract

A positive linear trend (P<.001) between the National Noscomial Infection Surveillance system (NNIS) risk index and mortality was observed in 2,848 general surgery patients followed up 6 years after discharge. In stratified analyses, the NNIS risk index predicted mortality in patients with chronic disease (P=.007, by test for trend) but not in the remaining patients.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cross Infection / mortality*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitals, General / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Population Surveillance
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Assessment / statistics & numerical data
Spain / epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection / mortality*