An assessment of skin preparation in upper limb surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-514

  Sullivan, Paul J ^a   Healy, C E ^a   Hirpara, K M ^a   Hussey, A J ^a   Potter, S M ^a   Kelly, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Disinfect; Hand; Preparation; Scrub; Sterile; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FINGER; HAND SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTISEPSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 49249135152     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408090766     Document Type: Article

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