Wound infections in day-case hand surgery: A prospective study

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 449-450

  Hashemi, Kambiz ^a   Blakeley, Christopher J ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day case; Hand surgery; Infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 7744230822     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/147870804687     Document Type: Article

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