Risk factors and outcomes of surgical site infection in children

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1033-

  Bucher, Brian T ^a   Guth, Rebecca M ^a   Elward, Alexis M ^a   Hamilton, Nicholas A ^a   Dillon, Patrick A ^a   Warner, Brad W ^a   Keller, Martin S ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; URINARY CATHETER; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79957589795     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.01.065     Document Type: Article

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