Meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative skin preparation with alcoholic chlorhexidine compared to povidone iodine in orthopedic surgery

Preoperative skin preparation is an effective method to prevent surgical site infections (SSI). Alcoholic chlorhexidine (CHG) and povidone iodine (PV-I) are the most widely used antiseptic agents. This meta-analysis aims to determine their efficacy in reducing natural bacterial skin flora in clean o...

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Autores principales: Mastrocola, Mario, Matziolis, Georg, Böhle, Sabrina, Lindemann, Chris, Schlattmann, Peter, Eijer, Henk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8452611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34545135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97838-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8452611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34545135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97838-8

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