Infection prevention methodologies for lower extremity total joint arthroplasty

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-224

  Kapadia, Bhaveen H ^a   Pivec, Robert ^a   Johnson, Aaron J ^a   Issa, Kimona ^a   Naziri, Qais ^a   Daley, Jacqueline A ^a   Mont, Michael A ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

prevention methodologies; surgical site infection; total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; PREPARATION TECHNIQUE; PREVENTION METHODOLOGIES; PREVENTION STRATEGIES; PREVENTION TECHNIQUES; ROOM VENTILATIONS; SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY;

HEALTH CARE; OPERATING ROOMS;

ARTHROPLASTY;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; META ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; ROOM VENTILATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874851064     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.12.76     Document Type: Review

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