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OPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
- Human Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surgical wound infection
1, record 1, English, surgical%20wound%20infection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- operative wound infection 2, record 1, English, operative%20wound%20infection
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To illustrate, the following heading is used to prepare the line listing sheet of surgical wound infection... 2, record 1, English, - surgical%20wound%20infection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Our hospitals have not used this system, and to my knowledge, no problems with operative wound infections have occurred. 2, record 1, English, - surgical%20wound%20infection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
- Maladies humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infection de plaie opératoire
1, record 1, French, infection%20de%20plaie%20op%C3%A9ratoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- infection de plaie chirurgicale 2, record 1, French, infection%20de%20plaie%20chirurgicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par exemple, le nombre de malades à risque d'infection de plaie chirurgicale est formé du sous-groupe des malades qui ont subi une opération chirurgicale et non pas de la totalité de la population hospitalière. 3, record 1, French, - infection%20de%20plaie%20op%C3%A9ratoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les traits caractéristiques sont (...) - Une porte d'entrée dominée dans les formes septicémiques par l'infection (...) de la plaie opératoire (...) 1, record 1, French, - infection%20de%20plaie%20op%C3%A9ratoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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