Title |
Preoperative skin antiseptics for preventing surgical wound infections after clean surgery
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Published by |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, March 2013
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd003949.pub3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Dumville, Jo C, McFarlane, Emma, Edwards, Peggy, Lipp, Allyson, Holmes, Alexandra |
Abstract |
Surgical site infection rates in the month following clean surgery vary from 0.6% (knee prosthesis) to 5% (limb amputation). Due to the large number of clean surgical procedures conducted annually the costs of these surgical site infections (SSIs) can be considerable in financial and social terms. Preoperative skin antisepsis using antiseptics is performed to reduce the risk of SSIs by removing soil and transient organisms from the skin where a surgical incision will be made. Antiseptics are thought to be toxic to bacteria and therefore aid their mechanical removal. The effectiveness of preoperative skin preparation is thought to be dependent on both the antiseptic used and the method of application, however, it is unclear whether preoperative skin antisepsis actually reduces postoperative wound infection, and, if so, which antiseptic is most effective. |
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United States | 2 | 40% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
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Japan | 2 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Sweden | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 133 | 96% |
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Other | 17 | 12% |
Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 12% |
Student > Master | 17 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
Researcher | 13 | 9% |
Other | 26 | 19% |
Unknown | 33 | 24% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 69 | 50% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 14% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
Chemistry | 2 | 1% |
Other | 7 | 5% |
Unknown | 34 | 25% |