Preoperative skin antisepsis

Autores de IIS La Fe

• Paula Ramírez Galleymore

  Autor

• Veronica Viera Rodriguez

  Autor

Grupos

• Infecciones Respiratorias

  Investigador Principal

  Raúl Méndez Ocaña

• Medicina Intensiva

  Leader

  Álvaro Castellanos Ortega

Abstract

Surgical wound infection is one of the main complications of patients undergoing Hair removal; surgery and has significant clinical and economical consequences, especially when it affects Preoperative shower; prosthetic implants or is caused by multidrug resistant bacteria. Cutaneous preparation is one Antisepsis of the main preventive measures. Clinical practice guidelines recommend not to remove the hair from the surgery site unless it interferes with the operation, and that if removal proves necessary, it should be done with a single-use cutter, as close as possible to the time of surgery. With regard to preoperative showering, the current recommendation is to perform it with a soap (whether antimicrobial or otherwise) or an antiseptic product, at least the night before surgery. Regarding preparation of the incision area and surrounding zone, the use of an alcohol-based antiseptic is generally advised, preferably alcoholic chlorhexidine, due to its high antibacterial activity and prolonged residual effect, respecting the evaporation drying time. (C) 2019 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. y SEMICYUC. All rights reserved.

Keywords

• Surgical wound infection; Hair removal; Preoperative shower; Antisepsis