The effect of performance feedback on wound infection rate in abdominal hysterectomy

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 182-187

  Rodríguez, J F García ^a   Trobo, A Rivera ^b   García, M V Lorenzo ^c   Martínez, M J Carballo ^b   Millán, C Parada ^b   Vázquez, M Calaza ^b   Rodríguez, J Ferro ^b   Perez Mendana J M ^b  

^a Infectious Diseases Unit

^b Gynecology Service

^c Servicio de Medicina Interna   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL WOUND; TUMOR; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPAIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33646190285     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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