Related Experiment Videos
Wound infection rate in dermatologic surgery
D C Whitaker1, D J Grande, S S Johnson
1Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
|May 1, 1988
Abstract:
Most dermatologic surgery is performed in clinical settings and not in the rigorous sterile environment of a hospital operating room. This prospective study measures the wound infection rate over a 2 1/2 year period for cutaneous surgery performed in a clinical environment. This percent infection rate compares very favorably with that of formal operating room settings.