Surveillance of surgical site infections: methodical comparison of the IQTIG and KISS strategies

• Main Authors: Rittmeier, Sascha (Author), Waeschle, Reiner M. (Author), Artelt, Tanja (Author), Fehling, Patrick (Author), Suckow, Arnt (Author), Siess, Martin (Author), Scheithauer, Simone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: In 2017, the Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Healthcare (IQTIG) introduced a quality assurance system for the surveillance of surgical site infections (SSI) on behalf the Federal Joint Committee. The establishment of the new system was made in parallel to existing methods, s...