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Article: Wound classifications.(CLINICAL ISSUES)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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QUESTION: At my facility, surgical team members continue to have questions concerning wound classifications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "Guidelines for prevention of surgical site infection" identifies four surgical wound classifications. (1) Can AORN provide examples of wound classifications for surgical procedures that are not mentioned by the CDC?
ANSWER: The wound classification system is a formula that the surgical team uses for postoperatively grading the extent of microbial contamination, indicating the chance that a patient will develop an infection at the surgical site. (1) In addition, it assists the surgeon in determining ...