Comparison of the Incidence and Predicted Risk of Early Surgical Site Infections after Breast Reduction

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 308-314

  Kompatscher, Peter ^a   Von Planta, Andreas ^a   Spicher, Ivo ^a   Seifert, Burkhardt ^a   Vetter, Sebastian ^a   Minder, Jacqueline ^a   Beer, Gertrude M ^a,b  

^a University Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobiological prophylaxis; Breast reduction; Early surgical site infection; Predicted risk; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OPERATION DURATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0346024149     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-003-3010-5     Document Type: Article

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