The effect of diabetes mellitus on surgical site infections after colorectal and noncolorectal general surgical operations

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 697-702

  Ata, Ashar ^a,b   Valerian, Brian T ^a   Lee, Edward C ^a   Bestle, Sharon L ^b   Elmendorf, Sarah L ^a   Stain, Steven C ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77957088473     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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