Surgical site infection after thyroidectomy: A rare but significant complication

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 170-176

  Elfenbein, Dawn M ^a   Schneider, David F ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a   Sippel, Rebecca S ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Prophylactic antibiotics; Surgical site infection; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMA; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL INFECTION; THYROIDECTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84902253271     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.03.033     Document Type: Article

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