A Randomized Controlled Trial of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Skin Preparation Cloths for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adults Undergoing Spine Surgeries: Residual Reduction in Skin Bacterial Load for 4 Days
Surgical incisions are most vulnerable to bacterial entry prior to 72 hours post-operation before completion of epithelialization, which establishes a barrier from microbes. The use of CHG, which has a residual impact for up to 4 days, could offer additional risk reduction for SSI development.
Authors
- Elizabeth J. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5450-3477)
- Yaping Shi
- Edward R. Sherwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9505-7178)
- Elizabeth Card (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9696-0385)
- Joseph Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-012X)
- Matt Shotwell
- Nancy Wells
- Wuraola Adesinasi
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36518/2689-0216.1997
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15