Chlorhexidine Alcohol versus Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | ||||
| Benha Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 15, Volume 40, Special issue (Surgery), January and February 2023, Page 203-210 PDF (539.35 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2022.119137.1539 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
sherif Elgarf1; Tamer Elmahdy   1; Mahmoud A Eissa2; Hosam Barakat 1; Ahmed Swelam1
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| 1Surgery department faculty of medicine Tanta university | ||||
| 2General surgery department tanta university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: One of the most frequent infections associated with healthcare is surgical Site Infection (SSI). Preoperative skin antisepsis is one of the important method to minimize the prevalence of SSIs. Chlorhexidine alcohol (CHA) and povidone iodine (PI) are two of the widely active materials as a skin antiseptic. This study compared the efficacy of CHA 2.5% with PI 10% for preventing SSIs in elective laparoscopic cholecystecomies. Methods: This prospective controlled randomized study has been performed on 200 patients underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Patients have been randomized into two equal groups, according to the anti-septic used for cleaning skin before surgery, group C (chlorhexidine 2.5% in 70% ethanol) or group P (PI aqueous 10%). Results: Superficial SSIs in group C was significantly lower (4%) in comparison to group P (13%) (P = 0.04). No cases was presented with seroma or deep SSIs in both groups. Conclusion: For preventing of superficial SSI, CHA is more effective than PI when applied before laparoscopic cholecystecomy. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Key words: Surgical site infections; Chlorhexidine-alcohol; Povidone iodine | ||||
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