Antibacterial effects on dry-fast and traditional water-based surgical scrubbing methods: a two-time points experimental study.
Nurs Health Sci
; 16(2): 179-85, 2014 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-23992610
This study determined the in-use effects of dry-fast and traditional hand-washing surgical scrubs among operating room staff members. This is a static group comparison study with purposive sampling. A total of 156 staff members were recruited in an operating room in a medical center located in southern Taiwan. The participants were divided into traditional and dry-fast hand-washing groups. Microbial counts were measured right after the two groups finished surgical scrubbing and at the completion of surgery. The results showed that the use of dry-fast antisepsis has a better persistent effect (P = 0.001), more nurses chose dry-fast antisepsis than surgeons (P = 0.012), and the post-operation number of colonies for nurses was significantly higher than that for surgeons (P = 0.003). Operating room nurses are long-term and frequent users of antibacterial agents, and their requirement of skin protection is higher. The dry-fast technique has the advantage of being less irritating to the skin and less time consuming; therefore, brush-free and dry-fast antisepsis is recommended.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Salas Cirúrgicas
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Cuidados Pré-Operatórios
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Antissepsia
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Desinfecção das Mãos
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Higroscópicos
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Mãos
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Health Sci
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan
País de publicação:
Austrália