The incidence of infection for adults undergoing supra-tentorial craniotomy for tumours without hair removal

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 218-220

  Bhatti, M I ^a   Leach, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hair removal; Neurosurgery; Non emergency; Post operative infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPRATENTORIAL CRANIOTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875831368     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2012.743968     Document Type: Article

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