Prolonged duration of operation: An indicator of complicated surgery or of surgical (mis)management?

Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-215

  Gastmeier, P ^a,b   Sohr, D ^a,b   Breier, A ^a,b   Behnke, M ^a,b   Geffers, C ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b National Reference Center for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duration of operation; Quality management; Risk factors; Surgical site infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KNEE PROSTHESIS; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 85027957268     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-011-0112-x     Document Type: Article

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