Surgical Site Infection in Endometriosis Surgery Is a Rare Complication: Results of a Single Center's Prospective Surveillance of Eight Hundred Ninety-Six Procedures.

There are no studies reporting the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after surgery for endometriosis, although this information is valuable when discussing the most appropriate treatment strategy with the patient. We conducted a prospective cohort study in a university hospital and regional reference center for endometriosis. We sought to measure the rate of SSI after endometriosis surgery using prospective SSI post-discharge surveillance data and the hospital information system via an ad hoc algorithm using both diagnosis and procedure code classifications.

The impact of a patient's social status on the cost of vaginal deliveries: an observational study in a French university hospital.

Introduction: We aimed to assess the association between a patient's social status and the cost of stay for a single uncomplicated vaginal delivery. Currently, few data have been reported.

Material And Methods: We conducted an observational study with data retrieved from the medical and administrative databases of a university hospital in North-West France.

Surveillance of unplanned return to the operating theatre in neurosurgery combined with a mortality--morbidity conference: results of a pilot survey.

Background: Unplanned return to the operating theatre (UROT) is a useful trigger tool that could be used to identify surgical adverse events (SAEs). The present study describes the feasibility of SAE surveillance in neurosurgical patients, based on UROT identification, completed with SAE analysis at a morbidity-mortality conference (MMC) meeting.

Method: For consecutive patients who underwent a neurosurgical procedure between 1 November 2008 and 30 April 2009, return to the operating theatre (ROT) was identified based on the hospital information system associated to prospective payment (HISPP).

Is continuous subglottic suctioning cost-effective for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Objective: To establish whether continuous subglottic suctioning (CSS) could be cost-effective.

Design: Cost-benefit analysis, based on a hypothetical replacement of conventional ventilation (CV) with CSS.

Setting: A surgical intensive care unit (SICU) of a tertiary care university hospital in France.

Does comparison of performance lead to better care? A pilot observational study in patients admitted for hip fracture in three French public hospitals.

Objective: To assess whether comparison of quality of hip fracture care among three teams located in different hospitals is associated with improvement in process and outcomes.

Design: A baseline assessment was performed using quality indicators selected by professionals.

Results: were discussed among the three teams followed by a post-comparison assessment of the same indicators.