An evaluation of surgical site infections by wound classification system using the ACS-NSQIP

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-38

  Ortega, Gezzer ^a   Rhee, Daniel S ^a   Papandria, Dominic J ^a   Yang, Jessica ^a   Ibrahim, Andrew M ^a   Shore, Andrew D ^a   Makary, Martin A ^a   Abdullah, Fizan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; surgical outcomes; surgical site infection; wound classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84859110312     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.05.056     Document Type: Article

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