Equine veterinary journal
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Equine veterinary journal · Sep 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialProspective, randomised clinical trial of four different presurgical hand antiseptic techniques in equine surgery.
Currently, the World Health Organization recommends the use of alcohol-based hand rubs (ABR) for surgical hand preparation in human surgery. When disinfecting soaps are used, a rubbing technique causes less skin irritation than brush scrubbing. Based on a recent survey, most equine surgeons still use disinfecting soap. The efficacy of scrubbing vs. rubbing and the use of sole ABR compared with chlorhexidine (CHx)- based products has not been evaluated in the equine surgical setting. ⋯ ABR did not decrease bacterial log10 CFU counts more effectively than CHx products. When using CHx soaps in the equine setting, hand-rub is as effective as a hand-scrub-technique.