Cost of surgical site infections following coronary artery bypass surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 662-664

  Jenney, Adam W J ^a   Harrington, Glenys A ^a   Russo, Philip L ^a   Spelman, Denis W ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Cost; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WARD;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035174647     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-1433.2001.02225.x     Document Type: Article

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