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SSI – Surgical Site Infection Events
Navigating SSI Reporting in NHSN – May 2022
- The Ins and Outs of SSI Surveillance – May 2022
- Chapter 17: CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections [PDF – 1 MB]
Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Event [CBT – 60 min]
SSI Event PATOS – Infection Present at Time of Surgery [Video – 6 min]
FAQs: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Events- FAQs: Surgical Site Procedure Codes
Procedure Code Documents for the Current Reporting Year
Procedure Code Documents for Previous Years- Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Event Form [PDF – 400 KB] (Print-only)
Table of Instructions [PDF – 400 KB] - Denominator for Procedure Form [PDF – 300 KB] (Print-only)
Table of Instructions [PDF – 300 KB] - Denominator for Custom Procedure Form [PDF – 300 KB] (Print-only)
