Surgical site infections: Epidemiology and prevention

Surgical Infections

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG HALF LIFE; ESTHETICS; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 0036972289     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10962960260496307     Document Type: Article

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