Is surgical site scrubbing before painting of value? Review and meta-analysis of clinical studies

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-37

  Lefebvre, A ^a   Saliou, P ^b   Mimoz, O ^c   Lucet, J C ^d   Le Guyader, A ^e   Bruyere F ^f   Roche, P H ^g   Astruc, K ^a   Tiv, M ^a   Lepelletier, D ^h   Aho Glele L S ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^g HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^h NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Pre operative care methods; Scrub scrubbing; Skin microbiology; Surgical wound infection prevention and control

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTISEPSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SITE SCRUBBING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DISINFECTION; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

DISINFECTION; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84919361107     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.10.004     Document Type: Review

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