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Clinical Issues—January 2012
Author(s) -
Van Wicklin Sharon A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2011.10.012
Subject(s) - medicine , surgical wound , surgery , surgical procedures
This Month Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in pediatric patients Key words: pediatric patients, venous thromboembolism, prophylaxis . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surgical wound classification system Key words: surgical wound, wound classification, clean wound, clean‐contaminated wound, contaminated wound, dirty infected wound . Using the Surgical Wound Classification Decision Tree tool Key words: surgical wound, wound classification, clean‐contaminated wound, contaminated wound . Using cotton surgical masks Key words: allergy, cotton surgical masks, fabric surgical masks, disposable surgical masks . Using povidone‐iodine solution for surgical skin antisepsis before thyroid procedures Key words: povidone iodine, thyroid, surgical skin antisepsis .