Wound infections in aesthetic abdominoplasties: The role of smoking

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Araco, Antonino ^a   Gravante, Gianpiero ^a   Sorge, Roberto ^a   Araco, Francesco ^a   Delogu, Daniela ^a   Cervelli, Valerio ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RISK; SMOKING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 43149121574     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31816b13c2     Document Type: Article

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