Non-pharmacologic Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-297

  Sessler, Daniel I ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATELECTASIS; BACTERIUM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION RISK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SKIN; SMOKING; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND INFECTION;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; OXYGEN; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33646434794     PISSN: 08898537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atc.2006.01.005     Document Type: Review

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