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Guidelines for Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection
Archives of Surgery, 1983Despite the widespread use of antibiotics, surgical wound infections continue to cause patient discomfort and drain on health care finances. More serious local complications often develop concomitantly (eg, cellulitis) or later (eg, incisional hernia).
H C, Polk +3 more
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Flavimonas Oryzihabitans Infection of a surgical wound
Pathology, 1990An unusual case of a post operative wound infection involving Flavimonas oryzihabitans is described. This organism is rarely isolated from human sources. It can cause infections in patients having continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Our patient developed a wound infection 2 months after femoro-popliteal bypass grafting.
R, Munro, G, Buckland, S, Neville
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Epidemiological study of surgical wound infections
European Journal of Epidemiology, 1986The present report describes the results obtained in an epidemiological study of surgical wound infections through a continuous and active epidemiological surveillance program lasting one year and which covered all the Surgical Services of the University Clinical Hospital.
M C, Saenz Gonzalez +2 more
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Skin Bacteriology and Surgical Wound Infection
Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1967Transient and resident skin bacteria constitute a potent source of surgical wound contamination. Present methods of skin disinfection are efficient enough to result in 80% temporary sterility of the human skin. A study was underaken in search of further information on the skin bacteriology in relation to postoperative wound infection.
H, Silvola, P, Tala, R, Orko
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Asepsis, 1990
At the last meeting of the SURGIKOS Operating Room/Infection Control Combined Advisory Panel, guest speakers reviewed current thinking and practices that have an impact on surgical wound infections. Presentation topics included the role of the CDC, nursing and classification systems in controlling wound infections; cost effective epidemiologic methods ...
L M, Harkavy, R W, Haley, C, Patterson
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At the last meeting of the SURGIKOS Operating Room/Infection Control Combined Advisory Panel, guest speakers reviewed current thinking and practices that have an impact on surgical wound infections. Presentation topics included the role of the CDC, nursing and classification systems in controlling wound infections; cost effective epidemiologic methods ...
L M, Harkavy, R W, Haley, C, Patterson
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Incidence of Wound Infection on the Surgical Services
Surgical Clinics of North America, 1975A prospective wound surveillance program is a valuable clinical audit and research method. The clean wound infection rate is the most sensitive indicator of surgical technique.
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Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Wound Infections
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1982Patients who undergo a surgical operation are at high risk of having one or more nosocomial infections. These infections develop in more surgical patients (8%) than in any other patient group, and about 70% of all nosocomial infections throughout the hospital develop in patients who have an operation.
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Clean surgical wounds: prevention of infection
Nursing Standard, 2001Nurses need to be aware of the principles of infection control and the factors affecting wound infection to develop effective strategies to prevent infection and cross-infection.
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