Thermoregulation and risk of surgical site infection

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 603-610

  Beltramini, Amanda M ^a   Salata, Robert A ^a   Ray, Amy J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERMOREGULATION; WARMING;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957935703     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660017     Document Type: Review

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