Incidence of surgical site infections postcolorectal resections without preoperative mechanical or antibiotic bowel preparation

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 659-663

  Howard, Drew D ^a,b   White, Cassandra Q ^a   Harden, Tara R ^a   Ellis, C Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENTERITIS; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE LAVAGE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COHORT STUDIES; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849084377     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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