Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 24 TSC 581 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Clean-Contaminated Wounds
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The idea
A clean-contaminated wound enters the respiratory, digestive, genital or urinary tract under controlled conditions without unusual contamination.
In practice
Operations on the biliary tract, appendix, vagina and throat fall into this class, provided there is no infection or major break in technique.
Where people slip
Entering the gut brings its bacteria into the field, even when everything goes to plan.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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