Clinical Issues—February 2010
This Month
Continuously monitoring an open but unused sterile field
Key words: procedural delay, continuous monitoring, sterile field.
Documentation of skin status after pneumatic tourniquet use
Key words: pneumatic tourniquet, skin assessment, perfusion status.
Blanket warmer settings
Key words: blanket warming cabinets, fluid warming cabinets, temperature settings.
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PII: S0001-2092(09)00923-5
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2009.11.059
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