Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price
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As an illustration, a patient undergoing a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) procedure under general anesthesia might be happier not to know the numbers of portals of entry for potential transmission of pathogenic microbes to which she will be subjected. The anesthesia provider would be accessing the patient’s airway and vascular system by an IV line.
Which portals of entry will the surgeon be accessing?
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