Impact of preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) application methods on preoperative CHG skin concentration | Zendy

Bobby Warren | Zendy; Alicia Nelson | Zendy; David K. Warren | Zendy; Meghan A. Baker | Zendy; Candace Miller | Zendy; Tracey Habrock | Zendy; Jahnavi Bongu | Zendy; Abinav Gowda | Zendy; Jacob Johnson | Zendy; Deverick J. Anderson | Zendy

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Impact of preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) application methods on preoperative CHG skin concentration

Author(s) -

Bobby Warren,

Alicia Nelson,

David K. Warren,

Meghan A. Baker,

Candace Miller,

Tracey Habrock,

Jahnavi Bongu,

Abinav Gowda,

Jacob Johnson,

Deverick J. Anderson

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.

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