Management and cost of surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 148-153

  Atkinson, R A ^a,b   Jones, A ^a   Ousey, K ^c   Stephenson, J ^c  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Metastasis; Spine; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; SECONDARY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008240238     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.11.016     Document Type: Article

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