Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev.  2023 Dec;28(2):203-209. 10.14192/kjicp.2023.28.2.203.

Current Status and Recent Changes in Nationwide Surveillance System for Surgical Site Infections

• Kim YC
• Song KH

• KMID: 2549947
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2023.28.2.203

Abstract

The nationwide surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance system was first established in 2007 as part of the Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS). KONIS SSI surveillance has made significant progress by accumulating operational experience over the past several years. Recently, changes to policies and institutions have led to a rapid increase in the number of participating hospitals. In 2023, a total of 335 hospitals participated in KONIS SSI surveillance, and 20 operative procedures were assessed. However, KONIS SSI surveillance has encountered issues that should be resolved, including an increase in new SSI surveillance personnel, low participation rate of small hospitals, and surveillance focused on only a few operative procedures.

Keyword

Surgical wound infection; Data collection; Infection control; Epidemiology; Republic of Korea

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  Fig. 1 Changes in the number of participating hospitals in the KONIS SSI from 2006 to 2023, according to institutional and policy changes). Abbreviations: KONIS, Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System; SSI, surgical site infections.

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