The anesthesiologist's role in the prevention of surgical site infections

Anesthesiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 413-421

  Mauermann, William J ^a   Nemergut, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FLUID THERAPY; GASTRECTOMY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPEROXIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOTE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPEROXIA; HYPOTHERMIA; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33746613227     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200608000-00025     Document Type: Note

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