Decreasing Infection In Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Despite the use of a standard preoperative skin disinfectant prior to shoulder surgery
propionibacterium acne remains a leading cause of post-operative infections. The purpose of
this study is to evaluate effectiveness of topical benzoyl peroxide as an adjuvant to
chlorhexidine-impregnated skin preparation in attempting to lower the colonization
propionibacterium acne prior to surgery. This study will take cultures from patients who are
randomly assigned into groups that receive and do not receive benzoyl peroxide as additional
skin prep prior to elective shoulder surgery and compare quantified culture results.