Roberts, J.V., Bates, Tom (1992) The use of the Body Mass Index in studies of abdominal wound infection. Journal of Hospital Infection, 20 (3). pp. 217-220. ISSN 0195-6701. (doi:10.1016/0195-6701(92)90090-9) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:66389)
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| Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0195-6701(92)90090-9 |
Abstract
Abdominal wound infection rates were significantly related to obesity, as measured by Body Mass Index, in two large clinical trials of prophylactic antibiotics in at-risk abdominal surgery. Obesity is a risk factor that should be taken into account in any study in which wound infection is an outcome measure.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/0195-6701(92)90090-9 |
| Additional information: | Unmapped bibliographic data: M3 - Article [Field not mapped to EPrints] DB - Scopus [Field not mapped to EPrints] |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Abdominal wound infection, Body Mass Index, clinical trials |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Directorate of Education > School of Education |
| Depositing User: | Bates Tom |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2019 15:20 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 11:05 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/66389 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Bates, Tom.
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