Surgical wound infection rates by wound class, operative procedure, and patient risk index

1991/09/01 by David H. Culver, Teresa C. Horan, Teresa Horan +10 · 37 citations
Medicine · Health Professions · #Surgical site infection prevention #Wound Healing and Treatments #Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management

paper · doi:10.1016/0002-9343(91)90361-z

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