Not yet cut and dried
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There are numerous ways of closing surgical incisions, including using sutures; staples or clips; skin tape; adhesives; and zips, which have tape at the sides to stick on to the skin. Zips are not often used. Wounds can be covered with gauze, semi-permeable film or polyurethane spray. Complications arise if the wound gets infected, and the nurse needs to collect some pus to be analysed so that antibiotics can be prescribed. Laparoscopic surgery should reduce the incidence of complications as the incisions are much smaller.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Antenatal antiseptics
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Research into the effectiveness of cleansing fluids used during vulval examinations on pregnant women found tap water to be the most appropriate cleaning matter for all procedures except before the insertion of a catheter, which should involve the area being cleansed with chlorhexidine. The main reason for cleaning the vulval during examination is prevent the risk of infectious materials causing infection. A survey of different UK health regions found no standard cleaning fluid policy for vulval cleaning.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
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