Can we reduce the surgical site infection rate in cesarean sections using a chlorhexidine-based antisepsis protocol?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1749-1752

  Amer Alshiek, Jonia ^a   Alshiek, Tahani ^b   Almog, Benny ^a   Lessing, Joseph B ^a   Satel, Abed ^a   Many, Ariel ^a   Levin, Ishai ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antisepsis; Chlorhexidine; Povidone iodine; Skin cleansing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTISEPSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84886634654     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.798291     Document Type: Article

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