Debility and the risk for surgical site infection: Defining the next steps

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 840-841

  Malani, Preeti N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OLIGOPHRENIA; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 51849131206     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591324     Document Type: Note

References (2)

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