What is the benefit of preoperative washing with chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated cloths on the incidence of surgical site infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Infect Dis Now
; 52(4): 185-192, 2022 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
While the World Health Organization has recommended preoperative washing with plain or antimicrobial soap for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention, it has not formulated recommendations on use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated cloths. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the benefit of preoperative bathing with CHG-cloths on SSI incidence. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Publications were searched on Medline, CENTRAL, Web of Science, Clinical Trial between 01/01/1990 and 30/06/2018. Randomized controlled trials (RCT), quasi-randomized, case-control and cohort studies on patients with surgery (Population) having preoperative bathing with CHG-cloths (Intervention) or antiseptic soap, plain soap, placebo, no washing, no instruction (Comparator) were included. The main outcome was SSI occurrence. The results were synthetized using the Odds-Ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval [95%CI]. Study quality was assessed using the Cochrane and Newcastle-Ottawa tools and evidence quality with the GRADE method. Statistics were calculated on RevMan5.3.RESULTS:
All in all, 1108 publications were identified and 3 were included in the meta-analysis. OR of the 2 cohort studies was 0.25 [95%CI 0.13-0.50] for use of CHG-cloths the evening and the morning before intervention versus non-compliance with preoperative washing. OR of the RCT was 0.12 [95%CI 0.02-1.00] for use of CHG-cloths the evening and the morning before intervention versus a shower with antibacterial soap the evening before the intervention. Study quality was moderate.CONCLUSIONS:
While the available studies show a benefit for CHG-cloths on SSI occurrence in orthopaedic surgery, there is no comparison with usual practices. Further studies are needed to confirm the benefit of CHG-cloths for preoperative washing.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sabões
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Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infect Dis Now
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França