Wound cleaning. Nurse cleaning a surgical wound on a patient's arm by swabbing it with iodine solution. The wound has been closed with stitches. It is

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Wound cleaning. Nurse cleaning a surgical wound on a patient's arm by swabbing it with iodine solution. The wound has been closed with stitches. It is important to keep such areas clean after surgery to minimise the risk of infection.

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Keywords: arm, care, cleaning, healthcare, hospital, hygiene, medical, medicine, patient, post-op., post-operative, post-surgery, procedure, scar, sterile, stitches, surgical, sutured, sutures, swab, swabbing, treatment, upper, wound