Risk factors for Superficial vs deep/organ-space surgical site infections: Implications for quality improvement initiatives

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Lawson, Elise H ^a   Hall, Bruce Lee ^b,c,d,e,f   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^f AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^g VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED CANCER; FEMALE; FISTULA; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBSTRUCTION; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 84884660074     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.2925     Document Type: Article

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