Infectious complications and mortality in an American acute care surgical service

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 243-247

  Bruns, B R ^a   Lissauer, M ^b   Tesoriero, R ^a   Narayan, M ^a   Buchanan, L ^a   Galvagno, S M ^c   Diaz, Jose ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Shock Trauma Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Emergency general surgery; Septic shock; Surgical infections

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929649184     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-015-0538-4     Document Type: Article

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