The Seasonal Variability of Surgical Site Infections in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 510-514.e1

  Anthony, Chris A ^a   Peterson, Ryan A ^a,b   Sewell, Daniel K ^b   Polgreen, Linnea A ^b   Simmering, Jacob E ^a   Callaghan, John J ^a   Polgreen, Philip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

hip arthroplasty; knee arthroplasty; seasonality; surgical site infection; temperature; weather

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP REPLACEMENT; HOSPITAL; KNEE REPLACEMENT; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034117301     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.10.043     Document Type: Article

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