A Systems Approach to the Prevention of Surgical Infections

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 521-537

  Fry, Donald E ^a,b,c  

^a Michael Pine and Associates   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter associated bacteremia; Clostridium difficile enterocolitis; Postoperative pneumonia; Postoperative urinary tract infection; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61549103809     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2008.09.010     Document Type: Review

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