Skin grafts: A rural general surgical perspective

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 362-366

  Henderson, Nigel J ^a,b   Fancourt, Michael ^a   Gilkison, William ^a   Kyle, Stephen ^a   Mosquera, Damien ^a  

^a TARANAKI BASE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Clinical practice pattern; Infection; Prophylactic antibiotic use; Skin graft

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GRAFT FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 67650930347     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04890.x     Document Type: Article

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