A survey of postoperative wound dressing practice before and after implementing national guidelines

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 12-21

  Roberts, Nigel ^a   Sorrell, Julie ^a   Bielby, Alistair ^b   Searle, Richard ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Education and training; NICE guidance; Postoperative dressings; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NON WOVEN DRESSING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL INFECTION; VAPOR PERMEABLE FILM DRESSING; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84856057914     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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