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Review: full body washing with skin antiseptics before surgery does not prevent surgical site infection

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.4.116

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    Webster J, Osborne S. Preoperative bathing or showering with skin antiseptics to prevent surgical site infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;(2):CD004985.

    Q Does full body washing with skin antiseptics before surgery prevent surgical site infection?

    METHODS

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    Medline (2005), Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register (2005) (includes searches of Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, wound care journals, and relevant conference proceedings), reference lists of retrieved articles, and manufacturers of antiseptic products.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared preoperative full body bathing or showering using antiseptic solution with use of non-antiseptic soap or no full body wash in adults or children undergoing any type of surgery. 6 RCTs (n = 10 007) met the selection criteria. The antiseptic used …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: MsJ Webster, Royal Brisbane and Royal Women’s Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia. joan_webster{at}health.qld.gov.au

    • Source of funding: no external funding.