Abdominal wall hernias: Risk factors for infection and resource utilization

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-84

  Dunne, James R ^a,b   Malone, Debra L ^a   Tracy, J Kathleen ^a   Napolitano, Lena M ^a  

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

^b Lena M Napolitano MD   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall hernia; Outcomes; Resource utilization; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ASCITES; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOBACCO; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037709305     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4804(03)00086-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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