In
peri-operative care, which one of the following interventions reduces the risk
of wound
infections by 80%, the risk of requiring secondary surgery by 70% and therisk of
pulmonary complications by 80%.
a)
Screening for and treating MRSA colonisation
b)
Avoiding inadvertent peri-operative hypothermia
c)
Stopping smoking eight weeks pre-operatively
d)
Intraoperative goal directed therapy
e)
Preoperative safety briefing