Multiple Choice
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wound classification system considers breast surgery as "clean." The Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate for clean surgical procedures is projected to be less than 2%.Olsen (2015) looked at the SSI rate for mastectomies performed between 2004 and 2011.What key information impacts the perioperative team?
A) In mastectomy or lumpectomy, SSI is the most common complication.
B) Of the mastectomies studied, the SSI rate was 8.1%.
C) Bilateral mastectomies have higher SSI rates than unilateral mastectomies.
D) The SSI rate is reduced in incisions with drains.
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