Risk factors for surgical site infections following clean orthopaedic operations

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 443-447

  Ikeanyi, U O E ^a   Chukwuka, C N ^a   Chukwuanukwu, T O G ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clean orthopaedic operations; Risk factors; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ORTHOPEDICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84888184092     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.116886     Document Type: Article

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