Key result
Three different methods of applying preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) were investigated for their impact on skin concentration, but the abstract reports no specific results.
Why the study?
Elective surgical patients routinely bathe with chlorhexidine gluconate at home before procedures, but the impact of home bathing on surgical site concentration is unclear.
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Comparison
3 different methods of applying CHG
CHG bathing methods may affect surgical site concentrations; leaves open optimal preoperative protocol.
Elective surgical patients routinely bathe with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) at home days prior to their procedures. However, the impact of home CHG bathing on surgical site CHG concentration is unclear. We examined 3 different methods of applying CHG and hypothesized that different application methods would impact resulting CHG skin concentration.
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Warren et al. (2020) studied this question. Three different methods of applying preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) were investigated for their impact on skin concentration, but the abstract reports no specific results.
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