Surgical site infection prevention initiative patient attitude and compliance

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-315

  Ramos, Nicholas ^a   Skeete, Faith ^a   Haas, Janet P ^a   Hutzler, Lorraine ^a   Slove, James ^a   Phillips, Michael ^a   Bosco, Joseph ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUPIROCIN; NEW YORK CITY; NOSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOAPS; SPINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84255170231     PISSN: 19369719     EISSN: 19369727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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