Surgical site infection and prevention guidelines: A primer for certified registered nurse anesthetists

AANA Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-68

  Valerie Diaz, C D R ^a,b   Newman, Johanna ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United States Navy Nurse Corps   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Hand washing; Hypothermia; Surgical care improvement project; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HAND WASHING; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYSTERECTOMY; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; NURSE ANESTHETIST; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTERED NURSE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THERMOREGULATION; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926049995     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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