CASE STUDY 3 Sue is the CST working on call and she is called in for an emergency craniotomy for a 28-year-old man who presented to the emergency room with a head injury. His history indicates he is morbidly obese and smokes, but otherwise seemed fine until today. His friends stated that he became confused and then fell off the balcony when he lost his balance. He fell two stories onto a cement parking lot. The physician schedules a craniotomy and evacuation of subdural hematoma with insertion of ICP monitor. Because he has a significant scalp wound laceration but a closed head injury, what factors may predispose his case for an SSI?
[Expert Solution]: CASE STUDY 3 Sue is the CST working on call…
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