Infection control issues in the orthopaedic theatre environment.
This article is the First Prize winning entry in the Essay Section of the Alison Bell Memorial Writer's Award 2000, sponsored by NATN and Regent. It is based on an essay submitted for the Evidence Based Practice Module of the post-graduate programme in Health Promotion and Health Studies at Bath Spa University College, Bath.
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Royal United Hospital, Bath.
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000451:nursing*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission