Chlorhexidine–Alcohol versus Povidone–Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis | Zendy

Rabih O. Darouiche | Zendy; Matthew J. Wall | Zendy; Kamal M.F. Itani | Zendy; Mary F. Otterson | Zendy; Alexandra L. Webb | Zendy; Matthew M. Carrick | Zendy; Harold J. Miller | Zendy; Samir S. Awad | Zendy; Cynthia T. Crosby | Zendy; Michael Mosier | Zendy; Atef AlSharif | Zendy; David H. Berger | Zendy

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Chlorhexidine–Alcohol versus Povidone–Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis

Author(s) -

Rabih O. Darouiche,

Matthew J. Wall,

Kamal M.F. Itani,

Mary F. Otterson,

Alexandra L. Webb,

Matthew M. Carrick,

Harold J. Miller,

Samir S. Awad,

Cynthia T. Crosby,

Michael Mosier,

Atef AlSharif,

David H. Berger

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0810988

Subject(s) - medicine , chlorhexidine , iodine , surgery , alcohol , confidence interval , antiseptic , surgical site infection , chlorhexidine gluconate , adverse effect , anesthesia , dentistry , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , materials science , metallurgy

Since the patient's skin is a major source of pathogens that cause surgical-site infection, optimization of preoperative skin antisepsis may decrease postoperative infections. We hypothesized that preoperative skin cleansing with chlorhexidine-alcohol is more protective against infection than is povidone-iodine.

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