7: Wound Healing and Surgical Site Infection
BOX 7.1 Bacteria Bacteria are ubiquitous single-cell microorganisms (living cells) whose coexistence with humans is usually mutually beneficial. Bacteria called normal or commensal flora (which are present on the skin…
15: Thermoregulation
BOX 15.1 Key priorities for implementation of perioperative care (adapted from ‘CG 65 Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia: the management of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in adults. London: NICE. Available from www.nice.org.uk/ Reproduced…
