surgical technology skin preparation where does the preparation begin and how does it extend
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A patient admitted for surgery has preop orders for shaving and washing the surgical site. The patient asked the nurse why is it necessary to shave and wash the surgical area when he showered earlier. The nurse is correct if she states that skin preparation is ordered before surgery to primarily:
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Sternal surgical site infection (SSI) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a complication that increases patient morbidity and costs for patients, payers, and the healthcare system. Segal and Anderson (A-5) performed a study that examined two types of preoperative skin preparation before performing open heart surgery. These two preparations used aqueous iodine and insoluble iodine with the following results: Comparison of Aqueous and Insoluble Preps: Infected Not Infected Aqueous iodine Insoluble iodine Source: Cynthia G. Segal and Jacqueline Anderson, "Preoperative Skin Preparation of Cardiac Patients," AORN Journal, 76 (2002), 821-827. Do these data provide sufficient evidence at the α = .05 level to justify the conclusion that the skin preparation and infection are related?
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