Preoperative Skin Antisepsis of the Surgical Patient
(Ciné-Med, 2010), 27 mins, 27 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- Explaining that the goal of preoperative skin preparation is to decrease the risk of postoperative wound infections, this program teaches how to remove soil and transient microorganisms from the skin and reduce the resident microbial counts to subpathogenic amounts. It presents the steps of preoperative skin preparation, including noting patient allergies, inspecting the skin, defining a wide area for the prep, utilizing aseptic techniques, preventing pooling of prep solutions under the patient, using a tourniquet and dispersive electrodes, and applying the principle of clean to dirty. AORN.
- Field of Interest
- Health Policy
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © by Ciné-Med
- Duration
- 27 mins
- Format
- DVD
- Page Count
- 27
- Publisher
- Ciné-Med
- Release Date
- 2010
- Subject
- Health Policy, Health Sciences
