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Intraoperative tissue injury. Major causes and preventive measures
1Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati.
AORN Journal
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
The patient has been on the OR bed for seven hours undergoing an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. During the postoperative assessment, the perioperative nurse notices a reddened spot over the patient's sacral area. Why did this injury occur? Was it caused by the length of the surgery, hyperthermia blanket, pooling of povidone-iodine, decreased circulation, or another factor that occurred during the surgical procedure?