Preoperative bathing or showering with skin antiseptics to prevent surgical site infection (Review)
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Article Title | Preoperative bathing or showering with skin antiseptics to |
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ERA Journal ID | 15305 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Webster, Joan (Author) and Osborne, Sonya (Author) |
Journal Title | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |
Article Number | CD004985 |
Number of Pages | 49 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1469-493X |
1361-6137 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004985.pub5 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004985.pub5/full |
Abstract | Surgical site infection is a serious complication of surgery and is usually associated with increased length of hospital stay for the patient, and also higher hospital costs. The use of an antiseptic solution for preoperative bathing or showering is widely practiced in the belief that it will help to prevent surgical site infections from developing. This review identified seven trials, with over 10,000 patients, that tested skin antiseptics (chlorhexidine solution) against normal soap or no presurgical washing. The review of these trials did not show clear evidence that the use of chlorhexidine solution before surgery was better than other wash products at preventing surgical site infections from developing after surgery. |
Keywords | anti‐infective agents, local; baths; chlorhexidine; disinfection; female; humans; male; preoperative care; randomized controlled trials; soaps; surgical wound infection |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420502. Aged care nursing |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Health, Queensland |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5297/preoperative-bathing-or-showering-with-skin-antiseptics-to-prevent-surgical-site-infection-review
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