An audit of early wound infection after elective orthopaedic surgery

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-131

  Kelly, A J ^a   Bailey, R ^a   Davies, E G ^a   Pearcy, R ^a   Winson, I G ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; Medical audit; Orthopaedics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TIME; WOUND INFECTION;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0029963927     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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