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Surgical Skin Prep – Perioperative Patient Care Fundamentals

Posted by: Kimberly Prinsen RN, MSN When I think of the role of a circulating nurse in the Operating Room I’m struck by both the complexity of the work and the

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The significance of infection prevention in an operating room

Dr. Rick Cunningham Both patients and surgeons worry about infections occurring after surgery. Fortunately, the risk of infection following orthopedic surgery performed in the Vail Valley is about 0.3 percent.

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