The classification of a surgical wound as dirty refers to a:

a. lack of cleanliness of the surgical instru-ments.
b. surgical wound in an emergency setting in which the cleansing protocol was not fol-lowed.
c. surgical wound that has become grossly infected.
d. large number of contaminating organisms at the wound site.


D
Surgical wounds are classified as clean, clean-contaminated, contaminated, or dirty, depending on the number of contaminating organisms at the site. Bowel surgery is considered dirty, for example, whereas surgery for a total hip replacement is considered clean.

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