Obesity, leukocytosis, embolization, and injury severity increase the risk for deep postoperative wound infection after pelvic and acetabular surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-10

  Sagi, H Claude ^a   Dziadosz, Dan ^b   Mir, Hassan ^c   Virani, Nazeem ^d   Olson, Cody ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Inova Fairfax Transplant Center   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

acetabular fracture; fever; leukocytosis; pelvic

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ACETABULUM SURGERY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EMBOLISM; ETHNICITY; FEVER; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOINT SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; OPEN FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PELVIS FRACTURE; PELVIS SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PELVIC BONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84872087617     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31825cf382     Document Type: Article

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