Wound classifications.(CLINICAL ISSUES) AORN Journal | July 1, 2008| | COPYRIGHT 2008 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

QUESTION: At my facility, surgical team members continue to have questions concerning wound classifications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "Guidelines for prevention of surgical site infection" identifies four surgical wound classifications. (1) Can AORN provide examples of wound classifications for surgical procedures that are not mentioned by the CDC?

ANSWER: The wound classification system is a formula that the surgical team uses for postoperatively grading the extent of microbial contamination, indicating the chance that a patient will ...

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