AI Algorithm for Surveillance of Deep Surgical Site Infections After Elective Colorectal Surgery.

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Diagnosis of SSI: Diagnosis of SSI by manual system in colorectal surgery procedures enrolled in the SSI surveillance programme.

Study summary

Epidemiological surveillance is one of the eight core components of the World Health Organization Infection Prevention and Control Programmes. These include surveillance programmes for surgical site infection (SSI).

At present, for SSI surveillance, infection control teams perform a manual time-consuming work, which could make a transition to automated surveillance leveraging the new information technology.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a novel algorithm to detect SSI in a cohort of elective colorectal surgery patients who have been previously screened within a nationwide healthcare-associated infection surveillance system.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Rate of surgical site infection — 30 days
  Rate of Surgical site infection according to the definitions of the CDC-NHSN (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-National Healthcare Safety Network)

Trial sites (1)

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