Surgical Site Infection and the Operating Room Checklist - Safer ...
Surgical Site Infection and the Operating Room Checklist - Safer ...
Surgical Site Infection and the Operating Room Checklist - Safer ...
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SHN! Recommendation 1<br />
• Based on <strong>the</strong> evidence, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Safer</strong> Healthcare Now! SSI faculty<br />
recommends that <strong>the</strong> skin should be cleansed before surgery<br />
with a chorhexidine–based solution, preferably with no rinse<br />
disposable chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated wash cloths.<br />
• The antiseptic of choice for skin prep should be alcohol based<br />
chlorhexidine antiseptic solutions instead of povidone-iodine.<br />
• Following application of chlorhexidine-alcohol skin prep<br />
solution, surgical teams should complete <strong>the</strong> time out of <strong>the</strong><br />
surgical checklist to allow time for <strong>the</strong> skin prep to dry.<br />
1. <strong>Safer</strong> Healthcare Now! Getting Started Kit: <strong>Surgical</strong> <strong>Site</strong> <strong>Infection</strong> Prevention, March 2010
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