Prospective identification of risk factors for wound infection after lower extremity oncologic surgery

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 778-782

  Morris, Carol D ^a   Sepkowitz, Kent ^a   Fonshell, Claudette ^a   Margetson, Neil ^a   Eagan, Janet ^a   Miransky, Jeremy ^a   Boland, Patrick J ^a   Healey, John ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Orthopaedic oncology; Surgical site infection; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE TUMOR; OBESITY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0642280666     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2003.07.023     Document Type: Article

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