Surgical site infection: Incidence and impact on hospital utilization and treatment costs

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 387-397

  de Lissovoy, Gregory ^a   Fraeman, Kathy ^a   Hutchins, Valerie ^a   Murphy, Denise ^b   Song, David ^c   Vaughn, Brian B ^d  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349137582     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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