Study of surgical site infections in abdominal surgeries

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 935-939

  Satyanarayana, V ^a   Prashanth, H V ^b   Basavaraj, B ^a   Kavyashree, A N ^b  

^a RajaRajeswari Medical College   (India)

^b SRI SIDDHARTHA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; National nosocomial infections surveillance (NNIS) risk index; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 80054765616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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