Epidemiology and prevention of surgical site infections after cardiac surgery

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 403-409

  Lepelletier, D ^a,c   Bourigault, C ^a   Roussel, J C ^a   Lasserre, C ^a   Leclere B ^a   Corvec, S ^a,c   Pattier, S ^a   Lepoivre, T ^d   Baron, O ^a,b   Despins, P ^a,b  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d Département d'anesthésie réanimation   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Prevention; Risk factors; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL FLORA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HAND WASHING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDIASTINITIS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

CARDIAC SURGERY; CHIRURGIE CARDIAQUE; FACTEURS DE RISQUE; INFECTION DU SITE OPÉRATOIRE; PREVENTION; PRÉVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARRIER STATE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDIASTINITIS; NASAL CAVITY; OBESITY; OSTEITIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84886773920     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.07.003     Document Type: Review

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