Ulceration and antihypertensive use are risk factors for infection after skin lesion excision

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 642-645

  Penington, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

antihypertensive agents; post operative haemorrhage; skin neoplasms; surgical procedures minor; wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77956628809     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05344.x     Document Type: Article

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