Determining a core curriculum in surgical infections for fellowship training in acute care surgery using the Delphi technique

Surgical Infections

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 547-553

  May, Addison K ^a   Cuschieri, Joseph ^b   Johnson, Jeffrey L ^c   Duane, Therese M ^d   Cherry Bukowiec, Jill R ^e   Rosengart, Matthew R ^f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ACUTE CARE SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHEST INFECTION; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; DELPHI STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CURRICULUM; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893019722     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2012.202     Document Type: Article

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