A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery.
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Seidelman, J; Smith, BA; Arif, S; Lewis, SS; Gettler, EB; Baker, AW; Padgette, P; Wood, B; Williams, M; Fleming, P; Schroder, JN; Milano, C ...
Published in: Am J Infect Control
July 2025
Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance after heart transplantation is critical for preventing SSI. We analyzed the accuracy of 3 SSI surveillance systems: National-Healthcare-Safety-Network (NHSN), Society-of-Thoracic-Surgeons (STS), and detailed manual surveillance (TXID). National-Healthcare-Safety-Network and Society-of-Thoracic-Surgeons showed low sensitivity compared to TXID, highlighting the need for more accurate and efficient surveillance strategies.
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Am J Infect Control
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1527-3296
Publication Date
July 2025
Volume
53
Issue
7
Start / End Page
794 / 796
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Infection Control
- Humans
- Heart Transplantation
- Epidemiology
- Epidemiological Monitoring
- 4206 Public health
- 4202 Epidemiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Seidelman, J., Smith, B. A., Arif, S., Lewis, S. S., Gettler, E. B., Baker, A. W., … Carugati, M. (2025). A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery. Am J Infect Control, 53(7), 794–796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.04.002
Seidelman, Jessica, Becky A. Smith, Sana Arif, Sarah S. Lewis, Erin B. Gettler, Arthur W. Baker, Polly Padgette, et al. “A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery.” Am J Infect Control 53, no. 7 (July 2025): 794–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.04.002.
Seidelman J, Smith BA, Arif S, Lewis SS, Gettler EB, Baker AW, et al. A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery. Am J Infect Control. 2025 Jul;53(7):794–6.
Seidelman, Jessica, et al. “A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery.” Am J Infect Control, vol. 53, no. 7, July 2025, pp. 794–96. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2025.04.002.
Seidelman J, Smith BA, Arif S, Lewis SS, Gettler EB, Baker AW, Padgette P, Wood B, Williams M, Fleming P, Schroder JN, Milano C, DeVore A, Miller RA, Alexander BD, Carugati M. A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery. Am J Infect Control. 2025 Jul;53(7):794–796.
Published In
Am J Infect Control
DOI
EISSN
1527-3296
Publication Date
July 2025
Volume
53
Issue
7
Start / End Page
794 / 796
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Infection Control
- Humans
- Heart Transplantation
- Epidemiology
- Epidemiological Monitoring
- 4206 Public health
- 4202 Epidemiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences