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Are three antiseptic paints needed for safe preparation of the surgical field? A prospective cohort study with 239 patients

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Background Preoperative skin antisepsis is an essential component of safe surgery. However, it is unclear how many antiseptic paints are needed to eliminate bacteria prior to incision.
Jan A. Roth, Cyrill Schwab, Andrew Atkinson, Markus von Flüe, Christoph Kettelhack, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Manuel Battegay, Steffi Klimke, Reno Frei, Andreas F. Widmer   +9 more
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Chlorhexidine vs. Povidone for Skin Antisepsis in Tissue Expander-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Background/Objectives: Tissue expander (TE)-based breast reconstruction is a common procedure, but postoperative infection rates can reach up to 30%. The optimal skin antiseptic solution for minimizing these infections remains uncertain.
Posso AN, Mustoe A, Neira M, Tobin M, Yamin M, Raquepo T, Escobar-Domingo MJ, Karinja SJ, Lee BT.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clean Cut (adaptive, multimodal surgical infection prevention programme) for low‐resource settings: a prospective quality improvement study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester, N. Starr, T. Negussie, D. Schaps, M. Adem, S. Alemu, D. Amenu, N. Gebeyehu, T. Habteyohannes, F. Jiru, A. Tesfaye, E. Wayessa, R. Chen, A. Trickey, S. Bitew, A. Bekele, T. G. Weiser   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of chlorhexidine gluconate with alcohol and polyhexamethylene biguanide with Tris-EDTA as antiseptic solutions for pre-operative skin preparation in dogs [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Skin antisepsis plays a crucial role in pre-operative skin preparation, with chlorhexidine gluconate and alcohol being historically the preferred choice.
Nithida Boonwittaya, Chompoonek Yurayart, Pareeya Udomkusonsri, Saroch Kaewmanee, Somchai Sompaisarnsilp, Naris Thengchaisri, Taksaon Duangurai   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Penetration of Chlorhexidine into Human Skin [PDF]

, 2008
This study evaluated a model of skin permeation to determine the depth of delivery of chlorhexidine into full-thickness excised human skin following topical application of 2% (wt/vol) aqueous chlorhexidine digluconate.
Karpanen, T. J., Conway, Barbara R, Karpanen, Tarja J., Worthington, Tony, Hilton, Anthony C., Elliott, Tom S.J., Worthington, T., Elliott, T. S. J., Lambert, Peter A., Conway, Barbara R., Lambert, P. A., Hilton, A. C.   +11 more
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Alcohols for Skin Antisepsis at Clinically Relevant Skin Sites [PDF]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2009
ABSTRACT The antiseptic efficacy of ethanol, isopropanol, and n -propanol at 60%, 70%, and 89.5% (all vol/vol) was analyzed after 2, 3, or 4 min of application to the forehead, back, and abdomen of 180 volunteers by the use of a standardized swab sampling method.
Mirja, Reichel, Peter, Heisig, Thomas, Kohlmann, Günter, Kampf   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

USE OF HYDROALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi IN PRE- AND POST-MILKING ANTISEPSIS OF THE TEAT IN DAIRY COWS

Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2016
Medicinal plants have been used for centuries as an alternative treatment for health problems. Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi is a median tree that belongs to the Anacardiaceae family.
Ângela Faccin, Luiz Filipe Damé Schuch, Diane Bender Almeida Schiavon, Carolina Lambrecht Gonçalves, Fernanda Voight Mota, Lisiane Ferreira Lessa   +5 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Patient safety in the prevention and care of skin lesions in newborns: integrative review [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020
Objective: to describe the main evidence available in the literature on safe practices in the prevention and care of skin lesions in newborns admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Methods: integrative literature review in the PubMed, BDENF, LILACS,
Ingrid Vitória Ramalho Tavares, Daniela Cristina Zica Silva, Marcella Ribeiro Silva, Marina Pereira Fonseca, Juliana de Oliveira Marcatto, Bruna Figueiredo Manzo   +5 more
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Design and development of essential oil based nanoemulsion for topical application of triclosan for effective skin antisepsis [PDF]

, 2022
The skin acts as a physical barrier to protect the body from the external physical and chemical environment. When skin is infected, the outer epidermal barrier is compromised and colonized with microbial growth. Wound infection presents an immense burden
Kakadia, Pratibha G., Conway, Barbara R.
core   +1 more source

Prospective evaluation of 2% (w/v) alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate as an antiseptic agent for blood donor arm preparation

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2014
Aim: A prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the use of 2% (w/v) alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate (2% AlcCHG) in donor arm preparation, to monitor the contamination rate of blood products after the collection and to find incidence of transfusion ...
Sweta Shah, Nidhi Ajay Mehta, Sweta Ganesh Jadhav   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source