Sterile versus clean technique in postoperative wound care of patients with open surgical wounds: A pilot study

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-18

  Stotts, Nancy A ^a   Barbour, Susan ^b   Griggs, Kathleen ^b   Bouvier, Brenda ^b   Buhlman, Leslie ^b   Wipke Tevis, Deidre ^a,c   Williams, Donna F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ASEPSIS; BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030630406     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00152192-199701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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