Prevention of surgical site infections

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The article highlights the causes of the infectious process, risk factors that determine the development of surgical infection, as well as nursing measures aimed at ensuring the infectious safety of the patient in the operating unit, which can significantly reduce the risks of surgical site infection (SSI), which accelerates patient recovery, healing of the surgical wound and reduces the patient’s stay in the hospital.

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Alexandra V. Oprya

State budgetary health care institution «City Hospital No. 1 of Novorossiysk», Ministry of Health of Krasnodar Krai

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Email: info@vmsh.ru

operating room nurse of the operating department of the State Budgetary Health Care Institution «City Hospital №1 of Novorossiysk» MH KK

Russian Federation, Novorossiysk

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