A risk index for sternal surgical wound infection after cardiovascular surgery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-25

  Kohli, Michele ^a,c   Yuan, Lilian ^a   Escobar, Michael ^a   David, Tyrone ^a   Gillis, Grant ^a,d   Garcia, Marta ^a   Conly, John ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c i3 Global   (Canada)

^d Canadian Standards Association   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REOPERATION; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037234379     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502110     Document Type: Article

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