Audit report on the City of Dyersville, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Dyersville, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on applying agreed-upon procedures for the City of Linden’s compliance with road use tax requirements for the period July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2004

Audit report on applying agreed-upon procedures for the City of Linden’s compliance with road use tax requirements for the period July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2004

Audit report on the City of Walford, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Walford, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Dallas Center, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Dallas Center, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Special investigation of the City of McCausland for the period January 1, 1999 through January 31, 2007

Special investigation of the City of McCausland for the period January 1, 1999 through January 31, 2007

Audit report on the City of Coggon, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Coggon, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Agreed upon procedures report on the City of Emerson, Iowa for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006

Agreed upon procedures report on the City of Emerson, Iowa for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Clarence, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Clarence, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon.

Objective: To determine the role of the surgeon in the occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) following colon surgery, with respect to his or her adherence to guidelines and his or her experience.Design, Setting, and Patients: Prospective cohort study of 2393 patients who underwent colon surgery performed by 31 surgeons in 9 secondary and tertiary care public Swiss hospitals, recruited from a surveillance program for SSI between March 1, 1998, and December 31, 2008, and followed up for 1 month after their operation.Main Outcome Measures: Risk factors for SSI were identified in univariate and multivariate analyses that included the patients' and procedures' characteristics, the hospitals, and the surgeons as candidate covariates. Correlations were sought between surgeons' individual adjusted risks, their self-reported adherence to guidelines, and the delay since their board certification.Results: A total of 428 SSIs (17.9%) were identified, with hospital rates varying from 4.0% to 25.2% and individual surgeon rates varying from 3.7% to 36.1%. Features of the patients and procedures associated with SSI in univariate analyses were male sex, age, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, contamination class, operation duration, and emergency procedure. Correctly timed antibiotic prophylaxis and laparoscopic approach were protective. Multivariate analyses adjusting for these features and for the hospitals found 4 surgeons with higher risk of SSI (odds ratio [OR] = 2.37, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.51-3.70; OR = 2.19, 95% CI, 1.41-3.39; OR = 2.15, 95% CI, 1.02-4.53; and OR = 1.97, 95% CI, 1.18-3.30) and 2 surgeons with lower risk of SSI (OR = 0.43, 95% CI, 0.19-0.94; and OR = 0.19, 95% CI, 0.04-0.81). No correlation was found between surgeons' individual adjusted risks and their adherence to guidelines or their experience.Conclusion: For reasons beyond adherence to guidelines or experience, the surgeon may constitute an independent risk factor for SSI after colon surgery.

Audit report on the City of Atkins, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Atkins, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Earlham, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Earlham, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Gilbert, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Gilbert, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Cumming, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Cumming, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Strawberry Point, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Strawberry Point, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Springville, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006

Audit report on the City of Springville, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006