Prevention of infections associated with combat-related thoracic and abdominal cavity injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Martin, Gregory J ^t   Dunne, James R ^t   Cho, John M ^g   Solomkin, Joseph S ^m   Hospenthal, Duane R ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Andersen, Romney C ^c   Bell, R Bryan ^e   Calhoun, Jason H ^f   Cancio, Leopoldo C ^b   Chung, Kevin K ^b   Clasper, Jon C ^h   Colyer, Marcus H ^c   Conger, Nicholas G ⁱ   Costanzo, George P ^b   Crouch, Helen K ^a   Curry, Thomas K ^j   D'Avignon, Laurie C ^l   Dorlac, Warren C ^m   Eastridge, Brian J ^b   Ficke, James R ^a   Fleming, Mark E ^c   Forgione, Michael A ⁱ   Green, Andrew D ^h   Hale, Robert G ^b   Hayes, David K ^a   Holcomb, John B ⁿ   Hsu, Joseph R ^b   Kester, Kent E ^o   Moores, Leon E ^p   Obremskey, William T ^q   Petersen, Kyle ^r   Renz, Evan M ^b   Saffle, Jeffrey R ^s   Sutter, Deena E ^a   Tribble, David R ^d   Wenke, Joseph C ^b   Whitman, Timothy J ^c   Wiesen, Andrew R ^k   Wortmann, Glenn W ^c   more..

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^h QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k Western Regional Medical Command   (United States)

^l Global Health Engagement Branch ^*  (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^o WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^p Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center   (United States)

^q VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^t UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Abdomen; Combat; Infection; Prevention; Thorax; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ASPLENIA; CAVA VEIN TRAUMA; COLON INJURY; COLOSTOMY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; EMPYEMA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FLAIL CHEST; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B INFECTION; HEART LACERATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INNOMINATE INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LARYNX FRACTURE; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG LACERATION; MAMMARY ARTERY INJURY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; META ANALYSIS; OPEN CHEST WOUND; OPEN TRACHEAL WOUND; PHARYNGEAL WOUND; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN INJURY; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; SPLENECTOMY; STERNUM FRACTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC VEIN INJURY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; TRACHEA FRACTURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THORACIC INJURIES; WAR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863703211     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318227adae     Document Type: Review

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