Publications by authors named "A H Botherel"
The aim of this study was to evaluate the number of deaths associated with nosocomial infections (NI) and the contribution of these NI to death. A multicentre descriptive study was conducted in 16 tertiary-care hospitals (14 222 beds) in Northern France. Medical records of consecutive patients who died at least 48 h after admission were reviewed for cause of death, NI and disease severity, before admission and before NI onset.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) prescriptions in a surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance network.
Study Design: Auto-evaluative audit in a prospective multicenter cohort included in a surveillance system.
Patients And Methods: Since 1997, surgical wards in volunteer centers monitored all surgery patients each year during a period of two months.
Objectives: To estimate the incidence of surgical-site infections (SSI) in ambulatory surgery and to identify risk factors based on the surveillance network INCISO in 1999-2000.
Patients And Methods: Annually, during a three-month period, each surgical ward had to include 200 consecutive operations. Patients were surveyed over the month following surgery.