Effect of a change in policy regarding the timing of prophylactic antibiotics on the rate of postcesarean delivery surgical-site infections

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310.e1-310.e5

  Kaimal, Anjali J ^a   Zlatnik, Marya G ^a   Cheng, Yvonne W ^a   Thiet, Mari Paule ^a   Connatty, Elspeth ^a   Creedy, Patricia ^a   Caughey, Aaron B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based medicine; infection; surgical complication; systems based practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SKIN INCISION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 50349096805     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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