Wound infections in the morbidly obese

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1276-1277

  Alexander, J Wesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; KANAMYCIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

AGE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; DEFECATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MORBID OBESITY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND INFECTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 27644437189     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089205774512393     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Topaloglu S, Avsar FM, Ozel H et al. Comparison of bariatric and non-bariatric elective operations in morbidly obese patients on the basis of wound infection. Obes Surg 2005; 15: x-y.
2. Alexander JW, Rahn R. Prevention of deep wound infection in morbidly obese patients by infusion of an antibiotic into the subcutaneous space at the time of wound closure. Obes Surg 2004; 14: 970-4.