Details of HTA published project
Research type: |
Methodology |
Title (lead author) etc: |
Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection (Gibbons) 156 pages, Volume 15, number 30 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta15300 |
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This publication is now a part of the NIHR Journals Library. Documents relating to the publication can be found at the corresponding journal issue page, which is at the following link: 
http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/volume-15/issue-30
Outputs from this project
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Headline: |
Study found current research literature does not allow surgery-specific or generic risk factors to be defined for surgical site infection (SSI). SSI definitions varied between surveillance programmes and potentially between hospitals |
Special notes |
Commissioned under the Research Methodology Programme as Project RM02/JH03/BR. |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Gibbons C, Bruce J, Carpenter J, Wilson P, Wilson J, et al. Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection. Health Technol Assess 2011;15(30). |
Project ref: |
06/90/19 |
Original project title: |
Risk factors for surgical wound infection |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor Barney Reeves, Professorial Res Fellow in Health Servces Research, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol |
Start Date: |
April 2003 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series (now NIHR Journals Library) |
September 2011 |
Cost: |
£138,616 |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol not available |
URL of this page: |
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1588 |
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