Risk control of surgical site infection after cardiothoracic surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-445

  Segers, P ^a   de Jong, A P ^a   Kloek, J J ^a   Spanjaard, L ^a   de Mol, B A J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Risk; Surveillance; Thoracic surgery; Topical negative pressure; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; IODINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33644971496     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.09.028     Document Type: Article

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