How long prior to surgery should prophylactic antibiotics be administered correct answers 1 hour
Antibiotic therapy is discontinued within _______ hours after surgery in clean and clean
contaminated procedures correct answers 24
What is the name of the organization that provides guidelines for consideration concerning SSI
and interventions correct answers World Health Organization
According to the text, surgical debridement may cause ________ correct answers Bacteremia
Surgical site infections are the ________ most commonly reported HAI correct answers Second
The WHO recommends considering re-dosing with prophylactic antibiotics if the surgical
procedure lasts more than ________ hours if there is evidence of excessive intraoperative
bleeding correct answers 4
According to the text, increased oxygenation during HBO increases _______ correct answers
Cellular restoration
Patients undergoing HBO therapy may require insertion of ________ to manage pressure
changes while in the chamber correct answers PE tubes
What is the form of wound debridement and irrigation that uses a powered hand piece system
with pressurized saline to excise necrotic tissue correct answers Hydrosurgery
Growth factors are naturally occurring ______ that are signaling molecules correct answers
Proteins
, Growth factors initiate wound healing by accelerating the formation of ________ tissue correct
answers Granulation
Where is the most common reservoir of microorganisms found during a surgical procedure
correct answers Patient
A discoloration due to extravasation of blood is called correct answers Ecchymosis
What is the estimated number of surgical patients annually that acquire a Healthcare Associated
Infection correct answers 2-5%
What is the name given to the innermost layer of the skin correct answers Subcutaneous
Which layer of skin consists of several layers of keratin and lipids correct answers Epidermis
Healing by _________ intention is often seen in chronic, dirty and traumatic wounds correct
answers Secondary
Within how many days does most postoperative surgical site infections occur correct answers 28
Depending on the size of a wound, the remodeling phase of wound healing takes between correct
answers 2-4 weeks
The inflammatory phase of wound healing last between 1 and ______ days correct answers 4
Which of the following processes takes place during the proliferative phase of wound healing
correct answers Collagen synthesis
Decreased oxygen tension to a wound inhibits ________ correct answers Fibroblast migration