Patient Safety Analysis Quick Reference Guides
These quick reference guides were created to help you understand, modify, and interpret your data using the NHSN application’s various analysis output (report) options for the NHSN Patient Safety Component. These guides serve as companions to the “Introduction to NHSN Analysis” training slideset.
- New! NHSN’s Guide to the SAAR pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
- NHSN’s Guide to the SUR (updated October 2018) pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
A comprehensive guide to the NHSN’s SUR, including significant factors used in the SUR calculations under the 2015 baseline. - NHSN’s Guide to the SIR (updated March 2019) pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
A comprehensive guide to NHSN’s SIR, including risk factors used in the SIR calculations under the 2015 baseline.
Analysis Quick Reference Guides
Page last reviewed: March 6, 2020