Preventing surgical site infection. Where now?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 316-322

  Humphreys, H ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Healthcare bundles; Laparoscopic surgery; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Performance indicators; Post discharge surveillance; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; GLUCOSE; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISINFECTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OXYGEN TENSION; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCREENING; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 71549154045     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.03.028     Document Type: Review

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