Perioperative hair removal in the 21st century: Utilizing an innovative vacuum-assisted technology to safely expedite hair removal before surgery

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1639-1644

  Edmiston, Charles E ^a   Griggs, Russell K ^b   Tanner, Judith ^c   Spencer, Maureen ^d   Seabrook, Gary R ^a   Leaper, David ^e  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b BioScience Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Infection Prevention Consultants   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbial bioburden; Postoperative wound infection; Surgical clippers; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ERYTHEMA; HAIR; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGEN LOAD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL CLIPPER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TAPE; THORAX; VACUUM ASSISTED HAIR COLLECTION DEVICE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; VACUUM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; VACUUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978536189     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.071     Document Type: Article

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