hand preparationequine surgeryneutralisationSummary Background Currently, the World Health Organization recommends the use of alcohol‐based hand rubs ( ABR ) for surgical hand preparation in human surgery. When disinfecting soaps are used, a rubbing technique causes less skin irritation than brush ...
The primary objective was to measure the compliance with alcohol-based surgical hand rubbing (SHR) among operation room personnel. The secondary objective was to evaluate the effect of feedback sessions on compliance. This was a prospective observational before-after intervention study. Between October...
Hand-Rubbing With an Aqueous Alcoholic Solution vs Traditional Surgical Hand-Scrubbing and 30-Day Surgical Site Infection Rates: A Randomized Equivalence S... Context: Surgical site infections prolong hospital stays, are among the leading nosocomial causes of morbidity, and a source of excess medical...
The handshake technique20, 21 is used to prevent the IOL from dropping into the vitreous while it is being injected. In the case of refixation of IOL, the method of placing IOL by PFCL at the back of the iris plane is the same as in IOL exchange, using a different approach for ...
noteworthy cutaneous finding was a dark skin area localized in the medial aspect of the right ankle: after an accurate dermatological assessment, it was attributed to a chronic hyperpigmented lichenification caused by the continuous daily rubbing between the oversized supramalleolar tissues and the shoe...
I began using Dr. Krumeich’s technique, albeit with some difficulty, as the technique was by no means easy. In the meantime, Dr. Nordan had started traveling to Italy to operate in the clinic of Fabio Dossi, MD, and he taught me the keratomileusis technique using the cryolathe that ...
Other independent predictors for pain were gender, surgical technique, time from injury to operation, reoperation. The type of the nerve injured was the strongest predictor for chronic pain. 5 Discussion The outcome after traumatic peripheral nerve injuries was often assessed by motor and sensory ...
The powder of sample 1, sample 2 or sample 3 of the coating material having various particle sizes which are illustrated in Table 3 was directly adhered to a surgical filament with a human finger and excess coating material was wiped off by rubbing the filament with a dry cloth. According ...
the surgical needle can be passed between third and fourth opposed spray nozzles to be coated. Application of the top coat using the spraying or swirl coating technique ensures an evenly distributed layer of the top coat over the base coat. As the top coat is applied, the solvent, for exam...
Hand antisepsisBackground: Surgical hand rubbing (SHR) and surgical hand scrubbing (SHS) are two common methods used by surgeons to reduce surgical site infections. To date, the optimal method that can effectively reduce these infections remains unknown. In this study, we performed a comprehensive...