Risk factors for infection following cesarean delivery: An interventional study

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2708-2712

  Salim, Raed ^a   Braverman, Meirav ^a   Teitler, Nava ^a   Berkovic, Ilanit ^a   Suliman, Abeer ^a   Shalev, Eliezer ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Modifiable risk factors; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OBSTETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84870328101     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.705394     Document Type: Article

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