Laminar flow reduces cases of surgical site infections in vascular patients

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-19

  Bosanquet, D ^a   Jones, C N ^a   Gill, N ^a   Jarvis, P ^b   Lewis, M H ^a  

^a Hamad Medical Coorporation Doha Qatar   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laminar air flow areas; Postoperative complications; Surgical wound infection; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; OPERATIVE TIME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VASCULAR GRAFTING; VENTILATION;

EID: 84872151261     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588413X13511609956011     Document Type: Article

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