A study of telephone screening and direct observation of surgical wound infections after discharge from hospital

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 997-999

  Reilly, J ^a   Noone, A ^a   Clift, A ^b   Cochrane, L ^b   Johnston, L ^b   Rowley, D I ^b   Phillips, G ^b   Sullivan, F ^c  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Tayside Centre for General Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERVIEW; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL INFECTION; TELEPHONE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 22144483753     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B7.16061     Document Type: Article

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