Surgical site infections: Reanalysis of risk factors

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-95

  Malone, Debra L ^a   Genuit, Thomas ^a   Tracy, J Kathleen ^a   Gannon, Christopher ^a   Napolitano, Lena M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Nosocomial infections; Outcome; Risk factor; Surgical site infections; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TIME; TOBACCO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036351190     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6343     Document Type: Article

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