An update on modifiable factors to reduce the risk of surgical site infections

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1017-1029

  Savage, Jason W ^a   Anderson, Paul A ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Spine; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK;

COMPLICATIONS; SPINE; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84883886828     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.03.051     Document Type: Review

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