Skin closure after trauma laparotomy in high-risk patients: Opening opportunities for improvement

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 433-440

  Seamon, Mark J ^a   Smith, Brian P ^b   Capano Wehrle, Lisa ^a   Fakhro, Abdulla ^a   Fox, Nicole ^a   Goldberg, Michael ^c   Martin, Niels M ^d   Pathak, Abhijit S ^e   Ross, Steven E ^a  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance improvement; Surgical site infection; Trauma laparotomy; Wound infection; Wound management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; COLON INJURY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CLIP WOUND CLOSURE; SKIN INCISION; STAB WOUND; STOMACH INJURY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875257705     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827e2589     Document Type: Article

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