Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 4 , Pages 381-389, April 2010

Percent Body Fat and Prediction of Surgical Site Infection

Presented at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 2009.

  • Emily Waisbren, BS

      Affiliations

    • Plastic Surgery Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Heather Rosen, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Angela M. Bader, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesia and Center for Preoperative Evaluation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Selwyn O. Rogers Jr, MD, MPH, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Division of Trauma, Burn, and Surgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Elof Eriksson, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Plastic Surgery Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Elof Eriksson, MD, PhD, Plastic Surgery Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 45 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115

Received 6 November 2009; received in revised form 21 December 2009; accepted 5 January 2010.

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PII: S1072-7515(10)00007-4

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.004

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 4 , Pages 381-389, April 2010

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