title: Skeletal pin site care: National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses guidelines for orthopaedic nursing.
abstract: A systematic analysis of the research literature on skeletal pin site care was conducted, and the opinions of an expert panel were obtained. Four specific recommendations for skeletal pin site care are offered, with explicit discussions of the level of research support and/or expert panel support for each. Discussion of other pin site care issues is provided, and characteristics of the research base regarding skeletal pin site care are described.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Sue Baird
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Sarah Jo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages / Q000592:standards; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000592:standards; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D002710:Chlorhexidine