Standardization of a Surgical Site Precleansing Technique for Vascular Patients

Standardization of a Surgical Site Precleansing Technique for Vascular Patients

ABSTRACT SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (SSI) is a serious complication that can increase hospital costs and length of stay and may be life threatening. THE PREOPERATIVE CHLORHEXIDINE shower is widely recommended to decrease SSI risk, although standardized guidelines for this practice and supporting clinic...

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Published in:AORN journal Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 261 - 265
Main Authors: Grelle, Kelli, Linker, Laura, Maninang, Jennifer, Bruce, Susan, Vish, Nancy, Sample, Shirley
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-08-2008
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects:
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Anti-Infective Agents, Local - administration & dosage
Cardiology
Case studies
Disinfection & disinfectants
Disinfection - methods
Disinfection - standards
Humans
Infections
Nursing
Patient safety
Perianesthesia
Preoperative Care - methods
Preoperative Care - standards
Reference Standards
Skin Care - methods
Skin Care - standards
Standardization
Surgery
Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control
Dallas Texas
United States > US
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Summary:ABSTRACT SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (SSI) is a serious complication that can increase hospital costs and length of stay and may be life threatening. THE PREOPERATIVE CHLORHEXIDINE shower is widely recommended to decrease SSI risk, although standardized guidelines for this practice and supporting clinical evidence are lacking. BECAUSE VASCULAR PATIENTS often have comorbidities that hinder preoperative showering, OR nurses at a specialty hospital in Dallas, Texas, developed and implemented an intraoperative surgical site precleansing technique as standard practice for patients undergoing procedures involving the axilla or groin. AORN J 88 (August 2008) 261–265. © AORN, Inc, 2008.
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ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.03.006