Cranial procedures without shaving. A 1-year experience at the Hospital São João;Cirugía craneana sin rasurado del cabello. Experiencia de 1 año en el Hospital São João

Neurocirugia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-144

  Lamas, Ramon ^a,b   Picallos, J ^a   Pereira, J ^a   Vaz, R ^a   Carrillo, R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hair; Neurosurgical wound infections; Shaving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCALP HAIR; SPAIN; TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037799090     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(03)70550-8     Document Type: Article

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