Risk factors for surgical site infections in a free-standing outpatient setting

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-10

  Hirsemann, Stefan ^a   Sohr, Dorit ^b   Gastmeier, Knud ^c   Gastmeier, Petra ^d  

^a Hospital Brandenburg   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Outpatient Centre   (Germany)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY; AGE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; CROSS INFECTION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HERNIA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURGICENTERS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 15544382409     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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