Analysis of Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes in PostoperativeClostridium difficileInfection in the Veterans Health Administration
Author(s) -
Xinli Li,
Mark A. Wilson,
William Nylander,
Tracy Smith,
Marilyn M. Lynn,
William Gunnar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4263
Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , pharmacy , clostridium difficile , specialty , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , population , health care , surgery , general surgery , family medicine , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology , economic growth , antibiotics
This study analyzes and reports Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates, risk factors, and associations with postoperative outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
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