Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery | Zendy

Muhammet Onur Hanedan | Zendy; Ertekin Utku Ünal | Zendy; Ayşen Aksöyek | Zendy; Veysel Başar | Zendy; Sercan Tak | Zendy; Ufuk Tütün | Zendy; Hasan Serdar Işık | Zendy; Cemal Levent Birincioğlu | Zendy

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Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery

Author(s) -

Muhammet Onur Hanedan,

Ertekin Utku Ünal,

Ayşen Aksöyek,

Veysel Başar,

Sercan Tak,

Ufuk Tütün,

Hasan Serdar Işık,

Cemal Levent Birincioğlu

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3597

Subject(s) - cardiac surgery , medicine , open surgery , surgery

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after cardiac surgery; skin preparation is an important step in the prevention of wound contamination with skin flora. In this study, two different skin preparation strategies (standard povidine iodine cleaning plus plain adhesive drape and microbial sealant (InteguSeal, Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Roswell, GA, USA) were compared in cardiac surgery patients.

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