Discharge after discharge: Predicting surgical site infections after patients leave hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 188-194

  Daneman, N ^a,b,c   Lu, H ^c   Redelmeier, D A ^a,b,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elective surgery; Post discharge infection; Risk; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953534343     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.029     Document Type: Article

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