Wound cultures as predictors of complications in reconstructive flap procedures

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 572-574

  Lineaweaver, William C ^a,c   Jacob, Shushan ^b   Yan, Hede ^b   Zhang, Feng ^b  

^a River Oaks Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

flaps; Wound cultures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79955076055     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318208cad7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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