Risk factors for postoperative wound infections of sacral chordoma after surgical excision

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-234

  Chen, Kang Wu ^a   Yang, Hui Lin ^a   Lu, Jian ^a   Wang, Gen Lin ^a   Ji, Yi Ming ^a   Bao, Zhao Hua ^a   Wu, Gui Zhong ^a   Gu, Yong ^a   Sun, Zhi Yong ^a   Zhu, Ruo Fu ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chordoma; excision; postoperative infection; risk factors; sacrum

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INSTRUMENTATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MORGANELLA MORGANII; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACRUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHORDOMA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SACRUM; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958225941     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181ea478a     Document Type: Article

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