Supplemental oxygen and risk of surgical wound infection [3]

JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1642-

  Pryor, Kane O ^a   Lien, Cynthia A ^a   Fahey III, Thomas J ^a   Goldstein, Peter A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOTE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RISK; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33645741276     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.14.1642-a     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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3. Akça O, Sessler DI. Supplemental oxygen and risk of surgical site infection. JAMA. 2004;291:1956-1957.
4. Dellinger EP. Increasing inspired oxygen to decrease surgical site infection: time to shift the quality improvement research paradigm. JAMA. 2005;294:2091-2092.