Attributable costs of surgical site infection and endometritis after low transverse cesarean delivery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-282

  Olsen, Margaret A ^a   Butler, Anne M ^a   Willers, Denise M ^a   Gross, Gilad A ^a   Hamilton, Barton H ^a   Fraser, Victoria J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MISSOURI; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249143920     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/650755     Document Type: Article

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