Contamination control: part 1 – preventing surgical site ...

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initial scrub at the start of the operating day using an antiseptic such as chlorhexidine and the fingernails cleaned using a single-use brush or nail pick should be performed, and this process repeated any time the hands become soiled (NICE, 2008). It is conventional for the surgical team to remove all hand jewellery, nail polish and false ...

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