Reference Articles
WHO | Infection prevention and control
1 in 10 patients get an infection while receiving care. More than 50% of surgical site infections can be antibiotic-resistant.
Health Care-Associated Infections: A Meta-analysis of Costs and Financial impact on the US Health Care System
Health care–associated infections (HAIs) account for a large proportion of the harms caused by health care and are associated with high costs. On a per-case basis, surgical site infections were found to cost $20 785 (95%CI, $18 902-$22 667). The total annual costs for the 5 major infections were $9.8 billion(95%CI, $8.3-$11.5 billion), with surgical site infections contributing the most to overall costs (33.7% of the total).
Evaluation of readmissions due to surgical site infections: A potential target for quality improvement
Surgical site infections (SSI) are the reason for most readmissions. Among 59,088 patients at 525 hospitals, the rate of readmissions for SSI ranged from 1.45% to 6.34%.
Incidence, Causes, and Timing of 30-Day Readmission Following Total KneeArthroplasty
This study looks at a national sample of patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to identify incidences, trends, causes, and timing of 30-day readmissions. The incidence of overall 30-day readmission following primary TKA from 2012 to 2016 was 3.19% (6014/188,251).
Caesarean Section: Mortality and Morbidity
Wound infection- Surgical Site Infections (SSI) after Cesarean Section was 8.9% during a 30 days follow-up, though at hospital discharge it was only 1.8%
A Prognostic Model of Surgical Site Infection Using Daily Clinical Wound Assessment
Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a common, costly and morbid healthcare-associated infection. Early detection may improve outcomes, yet previous risk models consider only baseline risk factors (“BF”), not incorporating a proximate and timely data source: the wound itself.
Surgical Site Infection (SSI) | HAI | CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides guidelines and tools to the healthcare community to help end surgical site infections and resources to help the public understand these infections and take measures to safeguard their own health when possible.
Blog Posts
From the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Andrew Jeffers
As an orthopedic surgeon, I am humbled by the trust that patients place in me and allow me to operate on them. In return, I try to improve their chance of a good outcome as much as reasonably possible. In this effort, I am not alone; the great majority of surgeons and physicians strive to the put the patient first. Yet, it is still difficult to accept the fact that some of our patients will develop complications after surgery, despite all of our efforts otherwise. No matter what we do, some patients will end up with an infection. Knowing that we will likely never be able to eliminate the risk of infection completely, the best we can do is identify the infection as early as possible so we have the best chance of treating the patient with the least amount of consequences. For thousands of years, direct observation of the wound has really been our one and only tool for diagnosis of infection. Crely will change that paradigm. Not only will we able to remotely monitor our patient for 2 weeks straight, but also identify infections even before they are directly observable.
In the months ahead, I will use this space to provide a more in depth look into Crely, our mission, and how Crely will help provide positive impact in patient care. Please reach out to myself and the Crely team if you have questions or a specific topic that you would like covered.