Risk factors for surgical site infection in spinal surgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 149-155

  Olsen, Margaret A ^b   Mayfield, Jennie ^c   Lauryssen, Carl ^c   Polish, Louis B ^c   Jones, Marilyn ^c   Vest, Joshua ^a   Fraser, Victoria J ^c  

^a Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Infection; Laminectomy; Risk factor; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MENINGITIS; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0037347558     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.98.2.0149     Document Type: Article

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