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Perioperative hair removal in the 21st century: utilizing an innovative vacuum-assisted technology to safely expedite hair removal before surgery. (2016)
Journal Article
Edmiston, C. E., Griggs, R. K., Tanner, J., Spencer, M., Seabrook, G. R., & Leaper, D. (2016). Perioperative hair removal in the 21st century: utilizing an innovative vacuum-assisted technology to safely expedite hair removal before surgery. American Journal of Infection Control, 44(12), 1639-1644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.071

Background Perioperative hair removal using clippers requires lengthy cleanup to remove loose hairs contaminating the operative field. We compared the amount of hair debris and associated microbiologic contamination produced during clipping of sur... Read More about Perioperative hair removal in the 21st century: utilizing an innovative vacuum-assisted technology to safely expedite hair removal before surgery..

Antibiotics and antiseptics for pressure ulcers (2016)
Journal Article
Norman, G., Dumville, J. C., Moore, Z. E., Tanner, J., Christie, J., & Goto, S. (2016). Antibiotics and antiseptics for pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(4), Article CD011586. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011586.pub2

© 2016 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, decubitus ulcers and pressure injuries, are localised areas of injury to the skin or the underlying tissue, or both. A range of treatments with antimicrobial prop... Read More about Antibiotics and antiseptics for pressure ulcers.

Effectiveness of a care bundle to reduce surgical site infections in patients having open colorectal surgery (2016)
Journal Article
Tanner, J., Kiernan, M., Hilliam, R., Davey, S., Collins, E., Wood, T., …Leaper, D. (2016). Effectiveness of a care bundle to reduce surgical site infections in patients having open colorectal surgery. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 98(4), https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2016.0072

Introduction In 2010 a care bundle was introduced by the Department of Health (DH) to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) in England. To date, use of the care bundle has not been evaluated despite incorporating interventions with resource impli... Read More about Effectiveness of a care bundle to reduce surgical site infections in patients having open colorectal surgery.