Surgical site infections after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomies in community hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-94

  Chen, Luke F ^a,b   Anderson, Deverick J ^a   Hartwig, Matthew G ^a   Kaye, Keith S ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 39449101620     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524335     Document Type: Letter

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