Reducing Wound Infections: Gown and Drape Barriers-Reply

Moylan, Joseph A.; Fitzpatrick, Kevin; Davenport, Kevan E.

doi:10.1001/archsurg.1988.01400250132031

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“…5 Unfortunately, existing life cycle analyses comparing disposable and reusable surgical linens based on environmental and financial superiority are conflicting. [20][21][22][23][24][25] However, many of these studies are outdated, and a 2010 life cycle analysis reported that reusable surgical linens showed a clear environmental and financial advantage over disposable linens. 26 Although further research on this topic is needed, hospitals, including ours, should consider transitioning to reusable surgical linens to reduce the volume of surgical waste produced.…”

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Surgical waste audit of 5 total knee arthroplasties

Stall

Kagoma

Bondy

et al. 2013

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Surgical waste audit of 5 total knee arthroplasties

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Kagoma

Bondy

et al. 2013

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“…However, they were less costeffective when factors other than materials were compared [21]. Regarding disposable and traditional cotton gowns, Moylan et al reported that the likelihood of wound infection was two-and-a-half times higher with cotton gowns compared to disposable gowns and the drape system in clean general surgical procedures [22]. An antimicrobial skin sealant with cyanoacrylate has been evaluated in some studies [23][24][25][26].…”

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Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery

Hanedan

Ünal

Aksöyek

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J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after cardiac surgery; skin preparation is an important step in the prevention of wound contamination with skin flora. In this study, two different skin preparation strategies (standard povidine iodine cleaning plus plain adhesive drape and microbial sealant (InteguSeal, Kimberly-Clark Health Care, Roswell, GA, USA) were compared in cardiac surgery patients. Methodology: This prospective study included 96 cardiac surgery patients randomized to either a standard plain adhesive drape (28 patients, control group) or a microbial sealant (68 patients, study group). Bacterial isolates were obtained from the wounds in the operating room before the skin incision and after the surgical procedure had ended. Results: Microorganisms were isolated from 38 patients (39.6%) in the study population. Twenty-seven of these patients were from the microbial sealant group and 11 were from the plain adhesive drape group. No postoperative wound infection was encountered in either group. No statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding the number of patients with microorganism isolation (p = 0.974) or postoperative leukocyte counts and neutrophil granulocyte percentages were observed. Conclusions: Regarding SSI after cardiac surgery, microbial sealant is equivalent to the standard skin preparation strategy applied with povidine iodine cleaning and a plain adhesive drape.

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“…106,[125][126][127][128][129] Some of these report significantly higher infection rates with reusable gowns than disposable ones. 126,128,130 Others found no significant differences. 125,127,129 As regards direct penetration of bacteria through surgery garb Charnley and Eftekhar 131 studied this subject in 1969.…”

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Surgeon's garb and infection control: What's the evidence?

Eisen

2011

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Reducing Wound Infections: Gown and Drape Barriers-Reply

Cited by 13 publications

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Surgical waste audit of 5 total knee arthroplasties

Surgical waste audit of 5 total knee arthroplasties

Comparison of two different skin preparation strategies for open cardiac surgery

Surgeon's garb and infection control: What's the evidence?

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