RT Book, Section
A1 Henley, Jill
A1 Brewer, Jerry D.
A2 Avram, Marc R.
A2 Avram, Mathew M.
A2 Ratner, Désirée
SR Print(0)
ID 1175090095
T1 Aseptic Technique
T2 Procedural Dermatology
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071795067
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175090095
RD 2024/04/19
AB Surgical  site  infections  (SSI)  represent  a  leading  cause  of  morbidity  following  inpatient  surgical  procedures,  and  constitute  up  to  one-third  of  all  nosocomial  infections.1,2  Fortunately,  there  is  a  much  lower  risk  of  infection  following  dermatologic  procedures  than  there  is  with  more  invasive  surgical  procedures.  Dermatologists  perform  over  3.9  million  procedures  each  year  and  are  estimated  to  have  an  infection  rate  of  only  3.5%.3–9  Although  the  risk  of  infection  is  low,  SSI  can  lead  to  increased  morbidity,  expense,  and  distress  for  the  patient  during  the  postoperative  period.10