Open AccessImplications of 2,457 Consecutive Surgical Infections Entering Year 2000
Author(s) -
Robert G. Sawyer,
Daniel P. Raymond,
Shawn J. Pelletier,
Traves D. Crabtree,
Thomas G. Gleason,
Timothy L. Pruett
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200106000-00018
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus epidermidis , antibiotics , vancomycin , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , metronidazole , ciprofloxacin , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , emergency medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
To assess the demographics and characteristics of infections in surgical patients to define areas that deserve emphasis in surgical education.