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Surgical site infection

Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection

Summary

The advice in the NICE guideline covers: adults and children who are going to have a cut through the skin for an operation. It does not specifically look at: adults and children who are going to have an operation that does not involve a cut through the skin on the outside of the body ...

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This guideline updates and replaces NICE technology appraisal guidance 24 (published April 2001)


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Expected review date: October 2011

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Clinical guidelines CG74

Issued: October 2008

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