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The effect of nurse‐performed preoperative skin preparation on postoperative surgical site infections in abdominal surgery

Berna Dizer, Sevgi Hatipoğlu, Nihat Kaymakçıoğlu, Turgut Tufan, Ayla Yava, Emine İyigün, Zeynep Şenses

Journal of Clinical Nursing · 2009 · 35 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

We find that preoperative skin preparation using the procedures developed as a result of findings of this study is useful in reducing surgical site infection during the postoperative period.

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