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- Title
Chlorhexidine and alcohol versus povidone-iodine for antisepsis in gynecological surgery.
- Authors
Levin, Ishai; Amer-Alshiek, Jonia; Avni, Amiram; Lessing, Joseph B; Satel, Abed; Almog, Benny
- Abstract
Surgical site infections (SSIs) cause severe morbidity and are associated with tremendous health costs. Skin antisepsis (cleansing) with chlorhexidine and alcohol solutions has demonstrated superiority to povidone-iodine in a variety of surgical interventions. Our objective was to determine if chlorhexidine and alcohol antisepsis protocol reduces the rate of SSIs in elective gynecological laparotomies compared with povidone-iodine antisepsis.
- Publication
Journal of women's health (2002), 2011, Vol 20, Issue 3, p321
- ISSN
1931-843X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.2010.2391