How would you classify Mrs Edwards' wound?
Mrs Edwards is a 58-year-old mother of three children who is being admitted on the morning of surgery for a vaginal hysterectomy with a diagnosis of benign myoma of the uterus. Mrs Edwards underwent a bilateral total hip replacement for osteoarthritis 2 years ago.
What will be an ideal response?
I: clean.
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