Sternal wound infection prediction scale: A test of the reliability and validity

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Troutman, Soundra G ^a   Hussey, Leslie C ^a   Hynan, Linda ^b   Lucisano, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Sternal wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REOPERATION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STERNOTOMY; WOUND INFECTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034820044     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2001.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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