Improving antibiotic prescribing for surgical prophylaxis - the role of perioperative nurses

Improving antibiotic prescribing for surgical prophylaxis - the role of perioperative nurses

Surgical site infection is a potential post-surgery risk that needs to be managed effectively as part of good patient care. The discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century and their associated use as surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, often with other interventions such as oxygenation, glycaemic cont...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of perioperative nursing 2019-09, Vol.32 (1), p.7-8
1. Verfasser: Nicholson, Pat
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Asepsis and antisepsis
Care
Evaluation
Operating room nursing
Patients
Prevention
Surgical wound infections
Therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:Surgical site infection is a potential post-surgery risk that needs to be managed effectively as part of good patient care. The discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century and their associated use as surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, often with other interventions such as oxygenation, glycaemic control and surgical antisepsis, has minimised this procedural burden.
ISSN:2209-1092
2209-1092
DOI:10.26550/2209-1092.1056