Clostridium difficile Infection After Colorectal Surgery: A Rare but Costly Complication

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1804-1811

  Damle, Rachelle N ^a   Cherng, Nicole B ^a   Flahive, Julie M ^a   Davids, Jennifer S ^a   Maykel, Justin A ^a   Sturrock, Paul R ^a   Sweeney, W Brian ^a   Alavi, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon and rectal surgery; Cost analysis; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907861303     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: 18734626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2600-7     Document Type: Article

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