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I N F E C T I O N
P R E V E N T I O N
Remove the guesswork so
you can defend your choice
in surgical skin antisepsis.
NO ALCOHOL NEEDED? In clean-contaminated surgery,
where skin flora is less of a concern, chlorhexidine scrub solution or plain iodophor may be adequate.
Skin Preps:
What's Your
Standard
of Care?
Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC
Rochester, N.Y.
9 2
C
ould you
defend your
facility's
choice in skin preps?
It's harder than you
might think, given the
dearth of scientifically proven standards.
The CDC has provided some guidelines
based on expert consensus, but people
are demanding more
evidence. Until
recently, even AORN
O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | N O V E M B E R 2013
