Adverse impact of surgical site infections in English hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-103

  Coello, R ^a   Charlett, A ^a   Wilson, Jennie ^a   Ward, V ^a   Pearson, A ^a   Borriello, P ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Length of hospital stay; Mortality; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE SURGERY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OPEN REDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AMPUTATION; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENGLAND; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 17844409588     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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