Impact of obesity on the risk of wound infection following surgery: results from a nationwide prospective multicentre cohort study in England

Title
Impact of obesity on the risk of wound infection following surgery: results from a nationwide prospective multicentre cohort study in England
Authors
Keywords
Arthroplasty, colorectal surgery, coronary artery bypass, epidemiology, hip replacement, hysterectomy, knee replacement, morbid obesity, surgical wound infection
Journal
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 21, Issue 11, Pages 1008.e1-1008.e8
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2015-07-18
DOI
10.1016/j.cmi.2015.07.003

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