Fever after craniofacial surgery in the infant under 24 months of age

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-36

  Hobar, P Craig ^a   Masson, James A ^a   Herrera, Roberto ^a   Ginsburg, Charles M ^a   Sklar, Fred ^a   Sinn, Douglas P ^a   Byrd, H Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; FACIAL BONES; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; OTITIS MEDIA; PHLEBITIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0031775788     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199807000-00005     Document Type: Article

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