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1241. Marked Improvement in Post-Operative Craniotomy Wound Care Using 2% Chlorhexidine (CHG) Cloths for Blood Clots Removal and Hair Cleaning in a Photo-Documentation Survey

BACKGROUND: Post-operative wound care can be an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection (SSI) following craniotomy. Insufficient wound care, blood clots, and oily hair near the incision can increase SSI risk. METHODS: We conducted a pre-post prospective cohort evaluation of a quality i...

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Autores principales: Lee, Eunjung, Kovryga Kornick, Mariya, Wilhelm, Lisa, White, Janice, Bancher, JeanMarie, Gohil, Shruti K, Paff, Michelle, Hsu, Frank P, Huang, Susan S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809199/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1104