M-A | Eficácia de diferentes antissépticos cutâneos pré-operatórios na incidência de infecções de sítio cirúrgico.

Efficacy of different preoperative skin antiseptics on the incidence of surgical site infections: a systematic review, GRADE assessment, and network meta-analysis – The Lancet Microbe

Conteúdos relacionados:

Antiseptic Skin Agents to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Incisional Surgery: A Randomized, Three-armed Combined Non-inferiority and Superiority Clinical Trial (NEWSkin Prep Study) – Annals of Surgery (link para o resumo – $ para o texto completo)

Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomised controlled trials – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

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To reduce risk of surgical site infections.
👉 chlorhexidine in alcohol better than iodine (esp non-clean surgery)
👉 but only at 2-2.5%. Higher concentration not better!
👉 olanexidine possible alternative but only 1x RCT@LancetMicrobehttps://t.co/C8FHtEdYlf pic.twitter.com/FXwEOIg4Pf

— Gabriele Pollara (@gpollara) August 22, 2022

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