A technique for reducing splash exposure during pulsatile lavage

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-42

  Greene, David L ^a   Akelman, Edward ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Exposure; Infectious disease; Irrigation; Mucocutaneous; Pulsatile lavage; Splash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLAMP; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; SURGEON; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; OPERATING ROOMS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0347917136     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200401000-00008     Document Type: Article

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