Obstetrical Antisepsis

I-46: Obstetrical Doppler

Accurate assessment of gestational age, fetal growth, and the detection of fetal and placental abnormalities are major benefits of sonography. Color Doppler can be used to assist in the identification of vascular architecture, detection of vascular pathology and visualization of blood flow changes associated with physiologic processes and disease states. The clinical applications of obstetrical...

Consensus on Wound Antisepsis: Update 2018.

Wound antisepsis has undergone a renaissance due to the introduction of highly effective wound-compatible antimicrobial agents and the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). However, a strict indication must be set for the application of these agents. An infected or critically colonized wound must be treated antiseptically. In addition, systemic antibiotic therapy is required in case ...

Obstetrical Practice

Antisepsis, Disinfection Sterilization - Methods Used in Dentistry

The Pasteur principles regarding the cause of infection and the measures that need to be taken in order to prevent it have become a necessity of the first rank, representing, at the same time, the decisive factor of progress in modern dentistry. Nowadays, based on these principles, from the simplest bandage to the most complex surgery, these are carried out with the help of materials, dental ha...

Guideline for Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis

2015 Guidelines for Perioperative Practice Last revised: July 2014. Copyright © 2015 AORN, Inc. All rights reserved. T he Guideline for Preoperative Patient Skin Antisepsis has been approved by the AORN Guidelines Advisory Board. It was presented as a proposed guideline for comments by members and others. The guideline is effective August 15, 2014. The recommendations in the guideline are inten...