Surgical site infection of 7301 traumatologic inpatients (divided in two sub-cohorts, study and validation): Modifiable determinants and potential benefit

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-169

  Herruzo Cabrera, Rafael ^a   López Giménez, Rosario ^a   Diez Sebastian, Jesus ^a   Lopez Aciñero, Maria Jesus ^a   Banegas Banegas, Jose Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Risk factors; Surgical site infection; Traumatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRAUMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 12144286409     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000017827.80890.b7     Document Type: Article

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