The Relationship between Preoperative Wound Classification and Postoperative Infection: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 15,289 Patients |
Mioton, Lauren M.
(Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt School of Medicine)
Jordan, Sumanas W. (Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine) Hanwright, Philip J. (Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine) Bilimoria, Karl Y. (Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine) Kim, John Y.S. (Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine) |
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