Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Agent

Many surgical site infections appear after the patient goes home, and clinic notes, labs and calls are scattered. This agent follows each operated patient for 30 days. It reads clinic notes, labs, antibiotic orders and phone call records, and looks for signs of infection, such as fever, wound drainage, new antibiotics or a positive culture. It scores the evidence and drafts a case review for any patient who meets the criteria. It rechecks as new notes arrive. The surgeon approves the review and decides on any action. Edge case: a patient was given antibiotics by another clinic, so the agent asks for the outside record before classifying.