title: Intraoperative tissue injury. Major causes and preventive measures.
abstract: The patient has been on the OR bed for seven hours undergoing an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. During the postoperative assessment, the perioperative nurse notices a reddened spot over the patient's sacral area. Why did this injury occur? Was it caused by the length of the surgery, hyperthermia blanket, pooling of povidone-iodine, decreased circulation, or another factor that occurred during the surgical procedure?
authors.affiliation: Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gillette
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications