Year: 2021
Type: Article
Title: Chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine skin antisepsis before upper limb surgery (CIPHUR): an international multicentre prospective cohort study
Author: Wade, Ryckie G
Author: Bourke, Gráinne
Author: Wormald, Justin C R
Author: Totty, Joshua Philip
Author: Stanley, Guy Henry Morton
Author: Lewandowski, Andrew
Author: Rakhra, Sandeep Singh
Author: Gardiner, Matthew D
Author: Pejkova, Sofija
Author: Georgieva, Gordana
Author: Nikolovska, Bisera
Author: Srbov, Blagoja
Abstract: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common and costly complication of surgery. International guidelines recommend topical alcoholic chlorhexidine (CHX) before surgery. However, upper limb surgeons continue to use other antiseptics, citing a lack of applicable evidence, and concerns related to open wounds and tourniquets. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of different topical antiseptics before upper limb surgery.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Relation: BJS open
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/15634
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/15634Identifier: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab117
Identifier: 5
Identifier: 6
