Surgical-Site Infection Rates in Patients Who Undergo Elective Surgery on the Same Day as Their Hospital Admission

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-22

  Manian, Farrin A ^a,b   Meyer, Lynn ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Tower B 3002 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031607979     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141351     Document Type: Article

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