Enhanced surgical site infection surveillance following caesarean section: experience of a multicentre collaborative post-discharge system

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-173

  Ward, V P ^a   Charlett, A ^a   Fagan, J ^b   Crawshaw, S C ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS East Midlands ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Caesarean section; Risk factors; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND CLOSURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 50849087020     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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