One vs two applications of chlorhexidine/ethanol for disinfecting the skin: Implications for regional anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 574-578

  Malhotra, S ^a   Dharmadasa, A ^a   Yentis, S M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALCOHOL PLUS CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

BACILLUS; BACK; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; SKIN;

EID: 79959655863     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06706.x     Document Type: Review

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