A clean wound occur when the respiratory, alimentary, genital and urinary tracts are not entered. In addition, there is no inflammation in the wound area, no breaks in aseptic technique. These wounds can be closed primarily. Examples of procedures that have clean wounds are:
exploratory laparotomy
mastectomy
breast reduction
non-penetrating blunt trauma wounds
thyroidectomy
total hip replacement
vascular procedures
hernia repair
CABG
valve replacement
craniotomy
sternotomy
abdominoplasty
bone anchored hearing aids
penile prosthesis
liposuction
hydrocele repair
carpal tunnel repair
Dupuytren’s repair
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