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Published in: Trials 2/2015

01-12-2015 | Oral presentation

Development of a single, practical measure of surgical site infection (SSI) for patient self-report and observer completion: a novel method of questionnaire design

Authors: Rhiannon Macefield, Alex Nicholson, Tom Milne, Thomas Pinkney, Melanie Calvert, Kerry Avery, Barnaby Reeves, Jane Blazeby, Bluebelle Study Group

Published in: Trials | Special Issue 2/2015

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Randomised controlled trials in surgery often aim to measure SSIs but accurate assessment is difficult, particularly after hospital discharge when most SSIs present. Commonly used SSI criteria and grading scales exist but require experienced observers, do not identify SSIs consistently and have not considered patients' perspectives. We aimed to develop a novel single measure for SSI, suitable for patient self-report and observer completion, for accurate and efficient outcome assessment for use in RCTs. …
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Title
Development of a single, practical measure of surgical site infection (SSI) for patient self-report and observer completion: a novel method of questionnaire design
Authors
Rhiannon Macefield
Alex Nicholson
Tom Milne
Thomas Pinkney
Melanie Calvert
Kerry Avery
Barnaby Reeves
Jane Blazeby
Bluebelle Study Group
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Trials / Issue Special Issue 2/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-O6

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