National surveillance of surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass grafting in Norway: Incidence and risk factors

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1291-1297

  Berg, Thale Cathrine ^a,b   Kjørstad, Knut E ^c   Akselsen, Per Espen ^d   Seim, Bjørn Edvard ^e   Løwer, Hege Line ^a   Stenvik, Maryann Nesset ^f   Sorknes, Nina Kristine ^a   Eriksen, Hanne Merete ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Field Epidemiology Training Programme   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Cross infection; Incidence; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION SURVEILLANCE RISK INDEX; NORWAY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 82655181295     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.038     Document Type: Article

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