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2013 CAMC Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Hysterectomy Worksheet
Patient name Last:
*Gender: F M
*Event Type: SSI
*NHSN Procedure Code:
*Date of Procedure:
*Date Admitted to Facility (for procedure):
*Detected:
□ A (During admission)
First:
*Date of Birth:
Age:
*Date of Event (last date to complete criteria):
ICD-9-CM Procedure Code:
*Outpatient Procedure: Yes No
SSI Contributed to Death: Yes No
Surgeon:
Discharge Date (for procedure):
*Specific Event:
□ Superficial Incisional Primary (SIP) 
□ Deep Incisional Primary (DIP)
□ Superficial Incisional Secondary (SIS)
□ Deep Incisional Secondary (DIS)
□
IAB – Intraabdominal, not specified elsewhere
Organ/Space (specify site):
_______________________
Middle:
Patient ID:
Location
□ RF (Readmission to
facility where procedure
performed)
□ P (Post-discharge surveillance)
□ RO (Readmission to facility other than where procedure was performed)
**Died: Yes No
Event Details
30 days
OREP-Other infection of the
male or female reproductive
tract
VCUF – Vaginal cuff
SSI Criteria
Superficial incisional SSI
Deep Incisional SSI
Date
Date
Must meet the following criterion:
Infection occurs within 30 days after any NHSN
operative procedure, including those coded as
‘OTH’*
AND Involves only skin and subcutaneous tissue
of the incision
AND Patient has at least one of the following:
a. Purulent drainage from the superficial
incision
b. Organisms isolated from an
aseptically-obtained culture of fluid or
tissue from the superficial incision
c. Superficial incision that is deliberately
opened by a surgeon and is culturepositive or not cultured
and
Patient has at least one of the following
signs or symptoms (CIRCLE): pain or
tenderness; localized swelling;
redness; or heat.
A culture negative finding does not meet
this criterion.
d. Diagnosis of a superficial incisional
SSI by the surgeon or attending
physician
Must meet the following criterion:
Infections occurs within 30 after the NHSN operative
procedure
AND involves deep soft tissue of the incision (e.g., fascial and
muscle layers
AND Patient has at least one of the following:
a. Purulent drainage from the deep incision
b. A deep incision that spontaneously
dehisces or is deliberately opened by a
surgeon and is culture-positive or not cultured
and
Patient has at least one of the following signs
or symptoms: fever (>38o); localized pain
or tenderness.
A culture-negative finding does not meet this
criterion
c. An abscess or other evidence of infection
involving the deep incision that is found on
direct examination, during invasive
procedure, or by histopathologic examination
or imaging test.
d. Diagnosis of a deep incisional SSI by a
surgeon or attending physician.
Reporting Instructions:
Reporting Instructions:
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Do not report a stitch abscess (minimal inflammation and
discharge confined to the points of suture penetration) as an
infection.
Do not report a localized stab wound or pin site infection as SSI.
While it would be considered either a skin (SKIN) or soft tissue
(ST) infection, depending on its depth, it is not reportable under
this module.
Diagnosis of “cellulites”, by itself, does not meet Criterion d for
superficial incisional SSI
If the superficial incisional infection extends into the fascial
and/or muscle layers, report as a deep incisional SSI only
An infected circumcision site in newborns is classified as CIRC.
Circumcision is not an NHSN operative procedure. CIRC is not
reportable under this module.
An infected burn wound is classified as BURN and is not
reportable under this module.
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Classify infections that involve both superficial and deep incisional sites as deep
incisional SSI.
Classify infection that involves superficial incisional, deep incisional, and
organ/space sites as deep incisional SSI. This is considered a complication of
the incision.
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Date
Must meet the following Criteria
Infection occurs within 30 after the NHSN
operative procedure and
infection involves any part of the body, excluding
the skin incision, fascia, or muscle layers, that is
opened or manipulated during the operative
procedure
AND Patient has at least one of the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Purulent drainage from a drain that is
placed into the organ/space
Organisms isolated from an
aseptically-obtained culture of fluid or
tissue in the organ/space
An abscess or other evidence of
infection involving the organ/space
that is found on direct examination,
during invasive procedure, or by
histopathologic examination or
imaging test.
Diagnosis of an organ/space SSI by a
surgeon or attending physician
AND Meets at least one criterion for a specific
organ/space infection site listed.
OREP-Other infection of the male or female reproductive tract
(epididymis, testes, prostate, vagina, ovaries, uterus, or other
deep pelvic tissues, excluding 2ntraabdomin or vaginal cuff
infections)
Other infections of the male or female reproductive tract must meet
at least 1 of the following criteria:
1. Patient has organisms cultured from tissue or fluid
from affected site.
2. Patient has an abscess or other evidence of
infection of affected site seen during an invasive
procedure or histopathologic examination.
3.
Organ/Space SSI
Reporting Instructions:
If a patient has an infection in the organ/space being operated on in the first 2-day
period of hospitalization and the surgical incision was closed primarily, subsequent
continuation of this infection type during the remainder of the surveillance period is
considered an organ/space SSI, if organ/space SSI and site-specific infection criteria
are met. Rationale: Risk continuing or new infection is considered to be minimal
when a surgeon elects to close a wound primarily.
Occasionally an organ/space infection drains through the incision and is considered
a complication of the incision. Therefore, classify it as a deep incisional SSI.
Report mediastinitis following cardiac surgery that is accompanied by Osteomyelitis
as SSI-MED rather than SSI-BONE.
If meningitis (MEN) and a brain abscess (IC) are present together after operation,
report as SSI-IC.
Report CSF shunt infection as SSI-MEN if it occurs within 90 days of placement; if
later or after manipulation/access, it is considered CNS-MEN and is not reportable as
a SSI.
Report spinal abscess with meningitis as SSI-MEN following spinal surgery.
IAB-Intraabdominal infection, not specified elsewhere including gallbladder,
bile ducts, liver (excluding viral hepatitis), spleen, pancreas, peritoneum,
subphrenic or subdiaphragmatic space, or other 2ntraabdominal tissue or area
not specified elsewhere
Intraabdominal infections must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:
1. Patient has organisms cultured from purulent material from
2ntraabdominal space obtained during an invasive procedure.
2. Patient has abscess or other evidence of 2ntraabdominal
infection seen during an invasive procedure or histopathologic
examination.
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AND at least 1 of the following:
Patient has 2 of the following signs or symptoms:
fever (>38°C), nausea*, vomiting*, pain*,
tenderness*, or dysuria*
AND at least 1 of the following:
a.
Patient has at least 2 of the following signs or symptoms: fever
(>38°C), nausea*, vomiting*, abdominal pain*, or jaundice*
organisms cultured from blood
b. Physician diagnosis.
* With no other recognized cause
a.
organisms cultured from drainage from an
aseptically-placed drain (e.g., closed suction
drainage system, open drain, T-tube drain)
b.
organisms seen on Gram’s stain of drainage or
tissue obtained during invasive procedure or from an
aseptically-placed drain
Organisms cultured from blood and imaging test
evidence of infection (e.g., abnormal findings on
ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, or radiolabel scans
[gallium, technetium, etc.] or on abdominal x-ray).
c.
VCUF-Vaginal cuff infection
Vaginal cuff infections must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:
1.
Post-hysterectomy patient has purulent drainage
from the vaginal cuff.
2.a. Post-hysterectomy patient has an abscess at the
vaginal cuff.
3. Post-hysterectomy patient has pathogens cultured
from fluid or tissue obtained from the vaginal cuff.
* With no other recognized cause
Laboratory – Pathogens identified – attach culture and sensitivity
Culture Site:
□ culture result
Culture date:
Culture result:
□ Not cultured
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Positive blood culture __________________________
_______ of _______ bottles
□ Blood culture not done or no organisms detected in blood
Secondary Bloodstream Infection: Yes No
Positive Gram stain when culture is negative or not
done
□ Other positive laboratory tests
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Additional Information:
Start _____________ Stop _______________ Time ______________
Preoperative Antibiotics (dose and time) _____________________
ASA________________
Glucose: 1st Intra op: ________________
Class______________
Highest Intraop: ___________________
Anesthesia ______________________
Highest 1st day post op: ____________________
Weight (kg)________________
Highest 2nd day post op: ____________________
Emergency:
Yes
No
Endoscope/Robotic: Yes
Diabetic :
Yes
Trauma Yes
No
Hair removal ____________________________ Scrub ______________
No
No
HYST – Abdominal Hysterectomy
Abdominal Hysterectomy: Includes those by laparoscope
68.31, 68.39, 68.41, 68.49, 68.61, 68.69
There are two specific Types of Superficial incisional SSIs:
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2.
SIP – a superficial incisional SSI that is identified in the primary incision in a patient that has had an operation with one or more
incisions (e.g., C—section or chest incision for CBGB)
SIS – a superficial incisional SSI that is identified in the secondary incision in a patient that has had an operation with more than one
incision (e.g. donor site incision for CBGB)
There are two specific Types of Deep incisional SSIs:
1. DIP – a deep incisional SSI that is identified in the primary incision in a patient that has had an operation with one or more incisions
(e.g., C—section or chest incision for CBGB)
2. DIS – a deep incisional SSI that is identified in the secondary incision in a patient that has had an operation with more than one incision
(e.g. donor site incision for CBGB)
Secondary BSI
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Blood and site culture match:
o If the criterion met for the primary infection site requires a culture, then at least one organisms form that site must match and
organisms in the blood culture (antibiograms- of isolates do not have to match).
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Only a blood culture – no site culture:
o If the criterion met (may or may not require a positive blood culture) for the primary infection site does not require a culture and
the blood isolate is a logical pathogen for the site, report as a secondary BSI.
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Blood and Site Culture do not match:
o If the site-specific culture is an element used to meet the infection site criterion and the blood isolate is also an element used
to meet another criterion at the same infection site, then the BSI is considered secondary to that site-specific infection
o If the site-specific culture is an element used to meet the infection site criterion and the blood isolate is not, then the BIS is
considered a primary infection
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Negative Site-specific culture and positive Blood culture:
o If a culture from the suspected site of infection is no growth, but a blood specimen collected as part of the work-up is positive,
that BSI is only considered a secondary BSI if another of the site specific criteria that includes positive blood culture as an
element is met. Otherwise, the BSI is considered a primary BSI, even if another criterion for that site is met and the blood
isolate is a logical pathogen for the infection.
Note: Blood and site-specific specimens do not have to be collected on the same day but their collection dates must be such that they are
considered part of the diagnostic work-up for the infection in question.
3/15/2013