An audit of pre-operative skin preparative methods

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 366-368

  McGrath, D R ^a,b   McCrory, David ^c  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Newtownabbey BT37 9RH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betadine; Disinfection; Pre operative methods; Skin preparation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTISEPSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SURGEON; TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORTHERN IRELAND; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL SPONGES;

EID: 28844443935     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588405X60614     Document Type: Review

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