Association of surgeon with surgical site infection after liver transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1877-1884

  Hellinger, W C ^a   Heckman, M G ^a   Crook, J E ^a   Taner, C B ^a   Willingham, D L ^a   Diehl, N N ^a   Zubair, A C ^a   Shalev, J A ^a   Nguyen, J H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; risk; surgeon; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80052272043     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03644.x     Document Type: Article

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