Chlorhexidine Versus Povidone-Iodine Antisepsis for Reduction of Post Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infection

Summary

There is no difference between using chlorhexidine-based antisepsis protocol versus povidone-iodine protocol in reduction of surgical site infection in women undergoing cesarean section.

Timeline

Start

2014-06

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-06

Publications

• Hadiati DR, Hakimi M, Nurdiati DS, Masuzawa Y, da Silva Lopes K, Ota E. Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jun 25;6(6):CD007462. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007462.pub5.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.