Risk factors for surgical site infection following caesarean section in England: Results from a multicentre cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1324-1333

  Wloch, C ^a   Wilson, J ^b   Lamagni, T ^a   Harrington, P ^a,c   Charlett, A ^a   Sheridan, E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; endometritis; England; epidemiology; obesity; surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866385919     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03452.x     Document Type: Article

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