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Kimberly-Clark Health Care Launches InteguSeal Microbial Sealant

ROSWELL, Ga. -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s healthcare business announces that it has launched an innovative microbial barrier designed to reduce the risk of skin flora contamination during a surgical procedure. KIMBERLY-CLARK* InteguSeal* Microbial Sealant uses a ...More
March 13, 2006
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Supplemental Oxygen During Surgery Reduces Risk of Wound Infection

Patients who received a higher concentration of supplemental oxygen during colorectal surgery had a significantly reduced risk of wound infection, according to a study in the Oct. 26, 2005 issue of JAMA. Surgical wound infections prolong hospitalization by an average of 1 ...More
October 24, 2005
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Surgical Infection Risk Decreases After Age 65

DURHAM, N.C. – In one of the largest studies to date of surgical site infections (SSI) in adults, Duke University Medical Center researchers found SSI risk increases with each year in age until patients are 65 years old. Then, SSI drops in a steady decrease with each ...More
April 5, 2005
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Fighting Surgical Site Infections

Fighting Surgical Site InfectionsBy Bonnie M. Barnard, MPH, CICPostoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major source of morbidity in the United States. Among the 27 million people undergoing surgery annually, approximately 500,000 will acquire a nosocomial SSI. ...More
April 1, 2002
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Pre-op Prep Should Safeguard Skin Integrity

Pre-op Prep Should Safeguard Skin Integrity By Kelly M. Pyrek One preoperative ritual that generates a fair amount of controversy is patient skin preparation and its impact on reducing bacteria on the skin and preventing post-operative infections. A recent OR Manager survey ...More
March 1, 2002
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Preoperative Skin Preparation: A System Approach

Preoperative Skin Preparation: A System Approach By Nancy B. Bjerke, BSN, MPH, CIC; David W. Hobson, PhD, DABT; Lawton A. Seal, PhD From the 4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections in March 2000, cutting-edge approaches to ...More
October 1, 2001
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