Influence of Obesity on Groin Surgical Site Infections after Vascular Surgery

Laura Peterson; Jean E. Starr

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2012.03.157

Influence of Obesity on Groin Surgical Site Infections after Vascular Surgery

Laura Peterson, Jean E. Starr

Wright State University

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Surgical site infections are a significant risk after vascular surgical procedures and can be due to a multitude of contributing factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of obesity on the infection rates of vascular surgery patients undergoing groin incisions and evaluate other confounding factors.

Original language	American English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2012.03.157
State	Published - Jun 1 2012
Event	Journal of Vascular Surgery - Duration: Sep 1 2015 → …

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Conference	Journal of Vascular Surgery
Period	9/1/15 → …

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Medical Specialties
Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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