The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Pages 157-162 , August 2009

Impact of intraoperative behavior on surgical site infections

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Swiss Association of Surgery, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 13, 2007.

  • Guido Beldi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Bern, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41-31-632-8275; fax: +41-382-4772
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  • Sonja Bisch-Knaden, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Bern, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Vanessa Banz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Bern, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Kathrin Mühlemann, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Infectious Diseases, Bern, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Daniel Candinas, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Bern, Switzerland

Received 25 July 2008 ,Revised 4 September 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.023

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 2 , Pages 157-162 , August 2009

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