Cedars-Sinai Study: Wound Probing With Cotton Swab Could Reduce SSIs

A study conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles showed that probing a wound with a dry cotton swab after surgery dramatically reduced surgical site infections, according to a hospital news release.

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Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on wound probing.

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