The Combined Impact of Surgical Team Education and Chlorhexidine 2% Alcohol on the Reduction of Surgical Site Infection following Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Infections2015Vol. 16(6), pp. 799–805
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Margaret M. Hannan, Katie E. O’Sullivan, Ann M. Higgins, Ann-Marie Murphy, James McCarthy, Edmund Ryan, John P. Hurley
Abstract
Using CHG as pre-operative antiseptic in cardiothoracic surgery in a risk-adjusted cohort with education of the surgical team is associated with significantly lower SSI infection rates when compared with API. Emphasis must be placed on the multifactorial approach required to prevent postoperative wound infections.
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