The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies wounds according to the amount of contamination. What is the classification for an uninfected surgical wound with less than a 5% chance of becoming infected postoperatively?
a. Dirty wound
b. Clean-contaminated wound
c. Contaminated wound
d. Clean wound
ANS: D
A clean wound is an uninfected surgical wound with less than a 5% chance of becoming infected postoperatively.
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