Outcome and Risk Factors Associated with Surgical Site Infections After Cardiac Surgery in a Taiwan Medical Center

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 378-385

  Lee, Yu Pei ^a   Feng, Ming Chu ^a   Wu, Ling Chu ^a   Chen, Shu Hui ^a   Chen, Yen Hsu ^a,b   Chiu, Chaw Chi ^a,c   Chen, Tun Chieh ^a,b   Lu, Po Liang ^a,b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Outcome; Risk factors; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; TAIWAN; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049415243     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60060-6     Document Type: Article

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