Sentence examples for a dressing is applied from inspiring English sources

At the end of the initial operation, a dressing is applied to the wound.

The incisions in the back and abdomen are closed with sutures or staples and a dressing is applied.

Once the wound is clean, the fracture is usually immobilised with some form of internal or external fixation and a dressing is applied.

A tourniquet is used for the osteotomy and deflated after a compression dressing is applied.

The catheter was then withdrawn and a pressure dressing is applied.

Because a surgical wound is most susceptible to surface contamination during the first 24 hours, an occlusive dressing is applied, consisting of gauze held in place by tape.

After day three, an occlusive dressing is applied and changed every 5 7 days [10].

A normal hand dressing is applied.

A small adhesive sterile dressing is applied.

At our institution, a gauze swab with an alcoholic solution of chlorhexidine dressing is applied and left undisturbed for the first 7 days, followed by twice daily cleaning with a chlorhexidine solution.

The skin edges are opposed using 3.0 Biosyn (Tyco Health Care, Norwalk, CT), a Mepore (Molnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden) dressing is applied, and the ankle and hindfoot are immobilised in a removable below knee weight bearing cast in a plantigrade position.