Surgical infections
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Surgical infections · Aug 2018
Observational StudyDoes Wound Irrigation with Clorhexidine Gluconate Reduce the Surgical Site Infection Rate in Closure of Temporary Loop Ileostomy? A Prospective Clinical Study.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of irrigating the surgical site with 0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) on surgical site infection (SSI) in temporary loop ileostomy closure. ⋯ Irrigation of the incision with 0.05% CHG reduces the SSI rate compared with saline irrigation. There is a need for randomized and wider trials to clarify the effect and standards of incision irrigation.