Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery

Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after cardiac surgery; skin preparation is an important step in the prevention of wound contamination with skin flora. In this study, two different skin preparation strategies (standard povidine iodine cleaning plus plain adhesive...

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Main Authors: Muhammet Onur Hanedan, Ertekin Utku Unal, Aysen Aksoyek, Veysel Basar, Sercan Tak, Ufuk Tutun, Hasan Isik, C.Levent Birincioglu
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-07-01
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3597
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author Muhammet Onur Hanedan
Ertekin Utku Unal
Aysen Aksoyek
Veysel Basar
Sercan Tak
Ufuk Tutun
Hasan Isik
C.Levent Birincioglu
author_facet Muhammet Onur Hanedan
Ertekin Utku Unal
Aysen Aksoyek
Veysel Basar
Sercan Tak
Ufuk Tutun
Hasan Isik
C.Levent Birincioglu
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description Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after cardiac surgery; skin preparation is an important step in the prevention of wound contamination with skin flora. In this study, two different skin preparation strategies (standard povidine iodine cleaning plus plain adhesive drape and microbial sealant (InteguSeal, Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Roswell, GA, USA) were compared in cardiac surgery patients. Methodology: This prospective study included 96 cardiac surgery patients randomized to either a standard plain adhesive drape (28 patients, control group) or a microbial sealant (68 patients, study group). Bacterial isolates were obtained from the wounds in the operating room before the skin incision and after the surgical procedure had ended. Results: Microorganisms were isolated from 38 patients (39.6%) in the study population. Twenty-seven of these patients were from the microbial sealant group and 11 were from the plain adhesive drape group. No postoperative wound infection was encountered in either group. No statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding the number of patients with microorganism isolation (p = 0.974) or postoperative leukocyte counts and neutrophil granulocyte percentages were observed. Conclusions: Regarding SSI after cardiac surgery, microbial sealant is equivalent to the standard skin preparation strategy applied with povidine iodine cleaning and a plain adhesive drape.
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spelling doaj-art-ad3df44a01a74478abff5533dc64b4c52025-08-20T02:16:14ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-07-0180710.3855/jidc.3597Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgeryMuhammet Onur Hanedan0Ertekin Utku Unal1Aysen Aksoyek2Veysel Basar3Sercan Tak4Ufuk Tutun5Hasan Isik6C.Levent Birincioglu7Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyTürkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyTürkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyTürkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyTürkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyTürkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyTürkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyTürkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyIntroduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after cardiac surgery; skin preparation is an important step in the prevention of wound contamination with skin flora. In this study, two different skin preparation strategies (standard povidine iodine cleaning plus plain adhesive drape and microbial sealant (InteguSeal, Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Roswell, GA, USA) were compared in cardiac surgery patients. Methodology: This prospective study included 96 cardiac surgery patients randomized to either a standard plain adhesive drape (28 patients, control group) or a microbial sealant (68 patients, study group). Bacterial isolates were obtained from the wounds in the operating room before the skin incision and after the surgical procedure had ended. Results: Microorganisms were isolated from 38 patients (39.6%) in the study population. Twenty-seven of these patients were from the microbial sealant group and 11 were from the plain adhesive drape group. No postoperative wound infection was encountered in either group. No statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding the number of patients with microorganism isolation (p = 0.974) or postoperative leukocyte counts and neutrophil granulocyte percentages were observed. Conclusions: Regarding SSI after cardiac surgery, microbial sealant is equivalent to the standard skin preparation strategy applied with povidine iodine cleaning and a plain adhesive drape. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3597heart surgerysurgical drapesurgical wound infection
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Ertekin Utku Unal
Aysen Aksoyek
Veysel Basar
Sercan Tak
Ufuk Tutun
Hasan Isik
C.Levent Birincioglu
Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
heart surgery
surgical drape
surgical wound infection
title Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery
title_full Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery
title_fullStr Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery
title_short Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery
title_sort comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery
topic heart surgery
surgical drape
surgical wound infection
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3597
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