A prospective study of the incidence of complications associated with dermatological surgery

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 967-971

  Amici, J M ^a   Rogues, A M ^b   Lasheras, A ^c   Gachie, J P ^d   Guillot, P ^b   Beylot, C ^d   Thomas, L ^e   Taieb A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^d HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic complication; Dermatological surgery; General practice; Haemorrhagic complication; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYODERMA; REOPERATION; SEBACEOUS CYST; SEX RATIO; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN CANCER; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN SURGERY; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 27544449096     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06861.x     Document Type: Article

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