2017
Validation of surgical site infection surveillance data in colon procedures reported to the Connecticut Department of Public Health
Backman L, Carusillo E, D'aquila L, Melchreit R, Fekieta R. Validation of surgical site infection surveillance data in colon procedures reported to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. American Journal Of Infection Control 2017, 45: 690-691. PMID: 28549514, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkSurgical site infection surveillance dataSurgical site infectionCase-finding methodsInfection surveillance dataSite infectionColon surgeryInfection definitionsColon proceduresProcedure durationDenominator dataImplant presenceSurveillance dataEndoscope useConnecticut DepartmentPublic healthValidation studySafety NetworkPatientsSurgeryInfection
2014
1020Unintentional Hypothermia as a Risk Factor for Abdominal Hysterectomy-Related Surgical Site Infection
Boyce J, Sullivan L, Fekieta R. 1020Unintentional Hypothermia as a Risk Factor for Abdominal Hysterectomy-Related Surgical Site Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2014, 1: s299-s299. PMCID: PMC5781566, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu052.728.Peer-Reviewed Original Research