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Skin Antisepsis before Surgical Fixation of Extremity Fractures

New England Journal of Medicine
Studies evaluating surgical-site infection have had conflicting results with respect to the use of alcohol solutions containing iodine povacrylex or chlorhexidine gluconate as skin antisepsis before surgery to repair a fractured limb (i.e., an extremity fracture).In a cluster-randomized, crossover trial at 25 hospitals in the United States and Canada ...
C Daniel Mullins, Amber Wood, Darius Viskontas   +2 more
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Best practice skin antisepsis for insertion of peripheral catheters

British Journal of Nursing, 2021
This article discusses the importance of effective skin antisepsis prior to the insertion of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) and how best clinical practice is promoted by application of an appropriate method of skin disinfection integrated effectively with a proprietary aseptic non touch technique, or other standard aseptic technique ...
Stephen Rowley
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Antisepsis, asepsis and skin preparation

Surgery, 2019
Abstract Surgical site infections (SSIs) impact significantly on patient mortality, morbidity and quality of life. They also incur financial costs on the healthcare system, although the total cost may vary depending on the severity of the infection.
Sheryl Lucero, Matthew Dryden
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Photodynamic therapy improves skin antisepsis as a prevention strategy in arthroplasty procedures: A pilot study [PDF]

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2020
Background: Current standard skin antisepsis to prevent surgical site infections are ineffective to eradicate all skin-colonizing bacteria. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown bactericidal effects in vitro, but no clinical study with improvements in ...
Tobias Schmid, Julia Prinz, Beda Mühleisen   +2 more
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Surgical Skin Antisepsis

Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 2010
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Skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine versus iodine for the prevention of surgical site infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Infection Control, 2017
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most frequent health care-associated infections. One of the practices to reduce their incidence is preoperative skin antisepsis.
Gaetano Privitera, Anna Laura Costa, Piero Chirletti   +2 more
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NEW SOLVENTS FOR SKIN ANTISEPSIS.

Lancet, The, 1928
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Chlorhexidine's role in skin antisepsis: questioning the evidence

Lancet, The, 2014
Matthias Maiwald, Stephanie J DANCER
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Iodophor for Presurgical Skin Antisepsis

Archives of Surgery, 1964
The pathogenic bacteria of the skin can be responsible for postoperative wound infection and every effort is made to minimize the risk of clinical infection by utilizing an effective skin antiseptic.2,7The presence of bacteria in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands of the skin, however, makes eradication of all skin bacteria difficult by topically ...
R W, POSTLETHWAKT, M L, DILLON
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Surgeon Behavior and Knowledge on Hand Scrub and Skin Antisepsis in the Operating Room

Journal of Surgical Education, 2014
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections adversely affect patients' well-being. In this study, hand-washing details and adherence to surgical site antisepsis applications among surgical staff were observed and recorded.
Aktan A Özdemir
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