Surgical Marking Pen Contamination: Writing a Postoperative Infection Into Your Preoperative Plan.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2023
Abstract
Introduction Preoperative marking is an essential safety practice to prevent "never" events, including wrong site surgery. Moreover, the Joint Commission regulations of the Universal Protocol require that patients be marked to indicate the operative site. Marking typically occurs with a pen or marker, which may be disposable or reusable. Previous studies have demonstrated that methicillin-resistant
Volume
15
Issue
6
First Page
40007
Last Page
40007
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Huff, M. L., Jacobs, A. M., Huang, E., & Miles, M. G. (2023). Surgical Marking Pen Contamination: Writing a Postoperative Infection Into Your Preoperative Plan. Cureus, 15(6), e40007. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40007
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37416017
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Residents, Fellows and Residents, USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Faculty, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students
Document Type
Article