Surveillance for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Events
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Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
Training
- Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Training [CBT – 60 min]
- New! SSI Surveillance and Case Studies – March 2017
- New! SSI Surveillance with Case Studies (cont’d.) – March 2017
- ICD-10 PCS and CPT Transition – January 2016 [Video – 8 min]
- Patient Safety Component (PSC) Annual Survey – January 2016 [Video – 6 min]
- New! Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Event form for PATOS – June 2017
Additional Training
- Introduction to Procedure-associated Module Training
- New! General NHSN Definitions for 2017 – March 2017
- New! Determining Healthcare Association or Present on Admission Infections and Other Rules – July 2017
Analysis Training
- New! Advanced Analysis: Focus on SSI – March 2017
- Data Entry and Analysis Training
Continuing Education
Protocols
Frequently Asked Questions
For full details on protocol definitions and the application of these definitions, please review the applicable protocol and Chapter 2, Identifying Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance [PDF – 233 KB] in the NHSN Module.
- New! FAQs: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) April 2017 [PDF – 436K]
- New! FAQs: SSI Procedure Codes April 2017 [PDF – 307 KB]
- New! FAQs: Analysis April 2017 [PDF – 412K]
- FAQs: Annual Survey April 2016 [PDF – 250K]
- FAQs: CDA
- New! FAQs: Locations April 2017 [PDF – 254K]
- New! FAQs: Miscellaneous April 2017 [PDF – 265K]
Data Collection Forms
- 57.120 Surgical Site Infection (SSI) January 2017 [PDF – 102K]
- 57.121 Denominator for Procedure January 2017 [PDF – 49K]
- 57.122 Denominator for Custom Procedure January 2016 [PDF – 108K]
- 57.151 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey for IRF January 2017 [PDF – 107K]
- 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form January 2017 [PDF – 53K]
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57.115 HAI Custom Event form January 2017 [PDF – 99K]
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Customizable form [DOCX – 50K]
**Not to be used for CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAE, pediatric VAP, or LabID events.**
To be used in conjunction with CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2017 [PDF – 851K] NHSN Patient Safety Manual.
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Customizable form [DOCX – 50K]
CMS Supporting Materials
- How to Add a CCN to an IRF Location in NHSN April 2015 [PDF – 419K]
- NHSN Key Terms, January 2017 [PDF – 255K]
- CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2017 [PDF – 851K]
- CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2017 [PDF – 808K]
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ICD-9 Mapping Tool for HPRO and KPRO February 2014 [PDF – 192K]
This is an update to the Mapping Tool guidance that was sent out last week for those NHSN users who are following HPRO – hip Arthroplasty and KPRO – Knee Arthroplasty in their monthly surveillance plan. We realized there is a defect in the NHSN system that will cause an error message with the mapping tool we provided. This update addresses how to work around this issue.
- Improving Risk-Adjusted Measures of Surgical Site Infection for the National Healthcare Safety Network [PDF – 527K]
Supporting Materials
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Top Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) January 2017 [XLSX – 296K]
- Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert January 2015 [PDF – 362K]
- Changing a CCN within NHSN (updated July 2015) [PDF – 290K]
- How to Add a CCN to an IRF Location in NHSN April 2015 [PDF – 419K]
- Sample Procedure Import File [XLSX – 25K]
- How to Import Patient Safety Procedure Data, August 2017 [PDF – 509 KB]
Analysis Resources
- Page last reviewed: April 5, 2017
- Page last updated: August 4, 2017
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