Supplemental perioperative oxygen for reducing surgical site infection: A meta-analysis

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 360-365

  Al Niaimi, Ahmed ^a   Safdar, Nasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Nosocomial; Supplemental oxygen; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGENATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; OXYGEN; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 62849092270     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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