Measures for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-11-07
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Among the causes associated with infection of hospitalized patients, surgical site infection
is a complication that is potentially associated with any type of surgical procedure, it also
represents an expressive burden in terms of morbidity and mortality, as well as additional
costs for health care systems around the world. It is regarded that the efficiency of the
pre, per, and postoperative skin preparation depends on both the adopted antiseptic and the
application method, with Chlorhexidine currently being the most used drug in such
preparation. However, the manner, timing, or timing of cutaneous antisepsis action is
unclear. Objective: Comparing antisepsis techniques using chlorhexidine-based soap associated
with ethyl alcohol and alcoholic chlorhexidine versus chlorhexidine-based soap associated
with alcoholic chlorhexidine, in surgical orthopedic procedures.