Neuraxial anesthesia and surgical site infection

Anesthesiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-267

  Sessler, Daniel I ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANESTHESIA; ATELECTASIS; COLON RESECTION; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SMOKING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TAIWAN; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

EID: 77955126519     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181e2c1ed     Document Type: Editorial

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