Risk of surgical site infection in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery Riesgo para infección de sitio quirúrgico en pacientes sometidos a cirugías ortopédicas Risco para infecção de sítio cirúrgico em pacientes submetidos a cirurgias ortopédicas

• Main Authors: Flávia Falci Ercole (Author), Lúcia Maciel Castro Franco (Author), Tamara Gonçalves Rezende Macieira (Author), Luísa Cristina Crespo Wenceslau (Author), Helena Isabel Nascimento de Resende (Author), Tânia Couto Machado Chianca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with surgical site infections in orthopedic surgical patients at a public hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2005 and 2007. A historical cohort of 3,543 patients submitted to orthopedic surgical procedures. A descriptive analysis was conduc...