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Control of Non-Surgical Wound Related Infection in Surgical Ward: An Important Issue in Surgical Nursing

Sora Yasri, Viroj Wiwanitkit

Abstract


Infection is not an uncommon problem in the clinical practice. If it affects the hospitalized patient, the serious unwanted consequences can be expected. Control of infection control is the basic consideration in clinical nursing. In surgical ward, the great consideration is usually given to the good wound care and control of wound infection. Nevertheless, the nosocomial infection might exist in several other forms in surgical ward and this must be the important recognition for the surgical nursing.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijmsn.v1i2.758

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