Open AccessImpact of preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) application methods on preoperative CHG skin concentration
Author(s) -
Bobby Warren,
Alicia Nelson,
David K. Warren,
Meghan Baker,
Candace Miller,
Tracey Habrock,
Jahnavi Bongu,
Abinav Gowda,
Joseph E. Johnson,
Deverick J. Anderson,
Cdc Prevention Epicenters Program
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2020.448
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine gluconate , medicine , chlorhexidine , bathing , preoperative care , surgery , anesthesia , dentistry , pathology
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.