Post-discharge surgical site infections after uncomplicated elective colorectal surgery: Impact and risk factors. The experience of the VINCat program

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-132

  Limon E ^a   Shaw, E ^b,c   Badia, J M ^d   Piriz, M ^e   Escofet, R ^b   Gudiol, F ^a,b,c   Pujol, M ^a,b,c  

^a VINCat Coordinating Center   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

^e Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colon surgery; Post discharge infections; Risk factors; Surgical site infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT DURATION;

COLON SURGERY; POST-DISCHARGE INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS; SURVEILLANCE;

AGED; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84893676653     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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