Surgical Site Infection SSI Screening Tool | Medical Algorithm

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a surgical patient following hospital discharge?

Yes

Does the patient have pain at surgical site?

Yes

Is there swelling at the surgical site?

Yes

Did a physician tell the patient that there was a surgical site infection?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of positive responses

Should the patient be evaluated for a surgical site infection?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Wound Classification Following Traumatic Injury
- Infection of Synthetic Vascular Graft | Classification
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Wound Classification Following Traumatic Injury
- Infection of Synthetic Vascular Graft | Classification
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Options
- Risk Factors | Abdominal Surgery Infection
Selection
Prevention
- Superficial Incisional Surgical Site Infection Associated with a Midline Laparotomy Risk Factors
Surgery

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Model for Predicting Surgical Site Infection Following Renal Transplant

Specialty

Infectious Diseases

Objective

complications
complication detection

ICD-10

T81.4 - Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Surgical Site Infection Following Hospital Discharge | Screening Tool

Purpose: To screen a patient for a surgical site infection (SSI) after hospital discharge using the questions of Knaust et al.