Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Cloths Reduce Surgical Site Infections

Summary

Use of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloths pre-operatively and daily post-operatively jaw line to toes will decrease surgical site infections (SSI) by 30% when compared to patients who receive routine standard of care (use of chlorhexidine cloths night before surgery and morning of surgery).

Timeline

Start

2015-08

Primary completion

2018-06-21

Completion

2018-06-21

Publications

• Background Fry DE. The prevention of surgical site infection in elective colon surgery. Scientifica (Cairo). 2013;2013:896297. doi: 10.1155/2013/896297. Epub 2013 Dec 19.
• Background Grade M, Quintel M, Ghadimi BM. Standard perioperative management in gastrointestinal surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2011 Jun;396(5):591-606. doi: 10.1007/s00423-011-0782-y. Epub 2011 Mar 30.
• Background Kobayashi M, Mohri Y, Inoue Y, Okita Y, Miki C, Kusunoki M. Continuous follow-up of surgical site infections for 30 days after colorectal surgery. World J Surg. 2008 Jun;32(6):1142-6. doi: 10.1007/s00268-008-9536-6.
• Background Konishi T, Watanabe T, Kishimoto J, Nagawa H. Elective colon and rectal surgery differ in risk factors for wound infection: results of prospective surveillance. Ann Surg. 2006 Nov;244(5):758-63. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000219017.78611.49.
• Background National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health (UK). Surgical Site Infection: Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Site Infection. London: RCOG Press; 2008 Oct. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53731/
• Background Smith RL, Bohl JK, McElearney ST, Friel CM, Barclay MM, Sawyer RG, Foley EF. Wound infection after elective colorectal resection. Ann Surg. 2004 May;239(5):599-605; discussion 605-7. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000124292.21605.99.
• Background Stulberg JJ, Delaney CP, Neuhauser DV, Aron DC, Fu P, Koroukian SM. Adherence to surgical care improvement project measures and the association with postoperative infections. JAMA. 2010 Jun 23;303(24):2479-85. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.841.
• Background Watanabe M, Suzuki H, Nomura S, Maejima K, Chihara N, Komine O, Mizutani S, Yoshino M, Uchida E. Risk factors for surgical site infection in emergency colorectal surgery: a retrospective analysis. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2014 Jun;15(3):256-61. doi: 10.1089/sur.2012.154. Epub 2014 May 8.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.