Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication that can increase hospital costs and length of stay and may be life threatening. The preoperative chlorhexidine shower is widely recommended to decrease SSI risk, although standardized guidelines for this practice and supporting clinical evidence are lacking. Because vascular patients often have comorbidities that hinder preoperative showering, OR nurses at a specialty hospital in Dallas, Texas, developed and implemented an intraoperative surgical site precleansing technique as standard practice for patients undergoing procedures involving the axilla or groin.
Catharine Trotter's only comedy, Love at a Loss, or the Most Votes Carries It (1700), presents humane libertine heroines, ones that recall earlier Restoration characters but also anticipate the new era of sentimental comedy. Trotter suggests that women must conform to social norms to avoid public censure, particularly if they lose their chastity. Her play questions women's lack of agency, particularly after marriage, and reinforces the idea that women suffer for their sexual transgressions.
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