Impact of obesity on the risk of wound infection following surgery: Results from a nationwide prospective multicentre cohort study in England

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1008.e1-1008.e8

  Thelwall, S ^a   Harrington, P ^a   Sheridan, E ^a   Lamagni, T ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Colorectal surgery; Coronary artery bypass; Epidemiology; Hip replacement; Hysterectomy; Knee replacement; Morbid obesity; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LARGE BOWEL SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBESITY; PATIENT RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; ENGLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84945469174     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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