Antibiotic dosing before primary hip and knee replacement as a pay-for-performance measure

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-291

  Bhattacharyya, Timothy ^a   Hooper, David C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846844855     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00136     Document Type: Article

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