Objective: To determine whether the SEIR model, associated to mobility changes parameters, can determine the likelihood of establishing control over an epidemic in a city, state or country. Study design and setting: The critical step in the prediction of COVID-19 by a SEIR model are the values of the basic reproduction number (R0) and the infectious period, in days. R0 and the infectious periods were calculated by mathematical constrained optimization, and used to determine the numerically minimum SEIR model errors in a country, based on COVID-19 data until April 11th. The Community Mobility Reports from Google Maps (<https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility>) provided mobility changes on April 5th compared to the baseline (Jan 3th to Feb 6th). The data was used to measure the non-pharmacological intervention adherence. The impact of each mobility component was calculated by logistic regression models. COVID-19 control was defined by SEIR model R0<1.0 in a country. Results: The ECDC has registered 1,653,204 COVID-19 worldwide on April 11th. Sixteen countries presented 78% of all cases. Of the six Google Maps mobility parameters, the “Stay at home” parameter was the strongest one to control COVID-19 in a country: an increase of 50% in mobility trends for places of residence has a 99% chance of outbreak control. Conclusions: Residential mobility restriction presented itself as the most effective measure. The SEIR model associated with mobility parameters proved to be a useful tool in determining the chance of COVID-19 outbreak control.

A aplicabilidade do Índice de Risco de Infecção Cirúrgica do National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance-NNIS tem sido avaliada quanto ao seu desempenho em diferentes cirurgias. Em alguns procedimentos, é necessária a inclusão de outras variáveis de predição. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a aplicabilidade do Índice NNIS para a predição da Infecção de Sítio Cirúrgico em cirurgias ortopédicas e propor um índice alternativo. Realizou-se estudo de coorte histórica em 8.236 pacientes submetidos a cirurgias ortopédicas. Utilizou-se modelo logístico multivariado para ajuste do modelo. A incidência de infecção foi de 1,41%. Modelos de predição foram avaliados e comparados ao Índice NNIS. O modelo proposto foi aquele que apresentou maior acúracia em classificar pacientes com e sem infecção. O Índice NNIS não foi considerado bom preditor de infecção, apesar de ter estratificado moderadamente os pacientes cirúrgicos ortopédicos em pelo menos três dos quatro escores. O modelo alternativo foi superior ao modelo NNIS na predição de infecção.

The applicability of the risk index for surgical site infection of the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) has been evaluated for its performance in different surgeries. In some procedures, it is necessary to include other variables to predict. Objective: to evaluate the applicability of the NNIS index for prediction of surgical site infection in orthopedic surgeries and to propose an alternative index. The study involved a historical cohort of 8236 patients who had been submitted to orthopaedic surgery. Statistical analysis was performed using multivariate logistic regression to fit the model. The incidence of infection was 1.41%. Prediction models were evaluated and compared to the NNIS index. The proposed model was not considered a good predictor of infection, despite moderately stratified orthopedic surgical patients in at least three of the four scores. The alternative model scored higher than the NNIS models in the prediction of infection.

La aplicabilidad del Índice de Riesgo de Infección Quirúrgica del National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance-NNIS ha sido evaluada en cuanto a su desempeño en diferentes cirugías. En algunos procedimientos es necesaria la inclusión de otras variables de predicción. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la aplicabilidad del Índice NNIS para la predicción de la Infección de Sitio Quirúrgico en cirugías ortopédicas y proponer un índice alternativo. Se realizó un estudio de cohorte histórica en 8.236 pacientes sometidos a cirugías ortopédicas. Se utilizó el modelo logístico multivariado para ajustar el modelo. La incidencia de infección fue 1,41%. Modelos de predicción fueron evaluados y comparados al Índice NNIS. El modelo propuesto fue aquel que presentó mayor precisión en clasificar pacientes con y sin infección. El Índice NNIS no fue considerado un buen factor de predicción de la infección, a pesar de haber estratificado moderadamente a los pacientes quirúrgicos ortopédicos en por el menos tres de los cuatro puntajes. El modelo alternativo fue superior al modelo NNIS en la predicción de infección.

The applicability of the risk index for surgical site infection of the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) has been evaluated for its performance in different surgeries. In some procedures, it is necessary to include other variables to predict. Objective: to evaluate the applicability of the NNIS index for prediction of surgical site infection in orthopedic surgeries and to propose an alternative index. The study involved a historical cohort of 8236 patients who had been submitted to orthopaedic surgery. Statistical analysis was performed using multivariate logistic regression to fit the model. The incidence of infection was 1.41%. Prediction models were evaluated and compared to the NNIS index. The proposed model was not considered a good predictor of infection, despite moderately stratified orthopedic surgical patients in at least three of the four scores. The alternative model scored higher than the NNIS models in the prediction of infection.

La aplicabilidad del Índice de Riesgo de Infección Quirúrgica del National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance-NNIS ha sido evaluada en cuanto a su desempeño en diferentes cirugías. En algunos procedimientos es necesaria la inclusión de otras variables de predicción. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la aplicabilidad del Índice NNIS para la predicción de la Infección de Sitio Quirúrgico en cirugías ortopédicas y proponer un índice alternativo. Se realizó un estudio de cohorte histórica en 8.236 pacientes sometidos a cirugías ortopédicas. Se utilizó el modelo logístico multivariado para ajustar el modelo. La incidencia de infección fue 1,41%. Modelos de predicción fueron evaluados y comparados al Índice NNIS. El modelo propuesto fue aquel que presentó mayor precisión en clasificar pacientes con y sin infección. El Índice NNIS no fue considerado un buen factor de predicción de la infección, a pesar de haber estratificado moderadamente a los pacientes quirúrgicos ortopédicos en por el menos tres de los cuatro puntajes. El modelo alternativo fue superior al modelo NNIS en la predicción de infección.

A aplicabilidade do Índice de Risco de Infecção Cirúrgica do National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance-NNIS tem sido avaliada quanto ao seu desempenho em diferentes cirurgias. Em alguns procedimentos, é necessária a inclusão de outras variáveis de predição. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a aplicabilidade do Índice NNIS para a predição da Infecção de Sítio Cirúrgico em cirurgias ortopédicas e propor um índice alternativo. Realizou-se estudo de coorte histórica em 8.236 pacientes submetidos a cirurgias ortopédicas. Utilizou-se modelo logístico multivariado para ajuste do modelo. A incidência de infecção foi de 1,41%. Modelos de predição foram avaliados e comparados ao Índice NNIS. O modelo proposto foi aquele que apresentou maior acúracia em classificar pacientes com e sem infecção. O Índice NNIS não foi considerado bom preditor de infecção, apesar de ter estratificado moderadamente os pacientes cirúrgicos ortopédicos em pelo menos três dos quatro escores. O modelo alternativo foi superior ao modelo NNIS na predição de infecção.

Nosocomial infection is a frequent event with potentially lethal consequences. We reviewed the literature on the predictive factors for mortality related to nosocomial infection in pediatric medicine. Electronic searches in English, Spanish and Portuguese of the PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS and Cochrane Collaboration Databases was performed, focusing on studies that had been published from 1996 to 2006. The key words were: nosocomial infection and mortality and pediatrics/neonate/ newborn/child/infant/adolescent. The risk factors found to be associated with mortality were: nosocomial infection itself, leukemia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, corticosteroid therapy, multiple organ failure, previous antimicrobial therapy, catheter use duration, candidemia, cancer, bacteremia, age over 60, invasive procedures, mechanical ventilation, transport out of the pediatric intensive care unit, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Burkholderia cepacia infections, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II scores over 15. Among these factors, the only one that can be minimized is inadequate antimicrobial treatment, which has proven to be an important contributor to hospital mortality in critically-ill patients. There is room for further prognosis research on this matter to determine local differences. Such research requires appropriate epidemiological design and statistical analysis so that pediatric death due to nosocomial infection can be reduced and health care quality improved in pediatric hospitals.

This review outlines the evolution of risk rates of surgical site infection adopted by the Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control (SENIC) and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system, and evaluates their advantages and limitations. The types of surgical procedures for which the NNIS index has proven to be an efficient system for the classification of patients are presented. The necessity of adapting the NNIS index to take into account specific characteristics associated with hospitals and practices in various regions and countries is stressed. The requirement for further testing and development of the rate concerning specific procedures, particularly those involving orthopaedic surgery, is discussed.