Safe surgical practices and asepsis

Surgical Asepsis Practices among or Staff in King Khalid Hospital, Najran

Background: Surgical asepsis practices should maintained by the surgical team to prevent contamination of the open surgical wound. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the surgical asepsis practices in the operating theatre of King Khalid Hospital, Najran. Methods: The researchers utilized a three data collection forms to collect the needed data about practices of surgical asepsis. Swabs obtained ...

OPTIMAL PRE-SURGICAL SKIN ASEPSIS 1 USE OF STANDARDIZED PROCESSES TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL PRE-SURGICAL SKIN ASEPSIS by Rose Loiacono, MSN DEBBIE NOGUERAS, PhD, Faculty Mentor and Chair

Surgical site infections are a significant threat to patient safety, they increase patient mortality and morbidity, and increase health care expenditures. A pre-surgical protocol that implements two applications of 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate using prepackaged cloths is an evidence-based practice that kills and then prohibits the growth of potentially dangerous skin flora. The purpose of this pr...

Asepsis in Operative Dentistry and Endodontics

Received Dec 6, 2013 Revised Jan 20, 2014 Accepted Feb 26, 2014 Operative (conservative) dentistry and endodontics are specialties of dentistry where the operator is exposed to various infectious agents either via contact with infected tissues, fluids or aerosol. The potential for cross infection to happen at the dental office is great and every dentist must have a thorough knowledge of the con...

Exploring varieties of knowledge in safe work practices - an ethnographic study of surgical teams

BACKGROUND Within existing research in health and medicine, the nature of knowledge on how teams conduct safe work practices has yet to be properly explored. METHODS We address this concern by exploring the varieties in which knowledge is expressed during interdisciplinary surgical operations. Specifically, the study was conducted in a surgical section of a Norwegian regional general hospital...

A Manual of the Modern Theory and Technique of Surgical Asepsis