Home Articles List Article Information
Benha Medical Journal
Journal Archive
Volume Volume 42 (2025)
Volume Volume 41 (2024)
Volume Volume 40 (2023)
Volume Volume 39 (2022)
Volume Volume 38 (2021)
Volume Volume 37 (2020)
Volume Volume 36 (2019)
Elgarf, S., Elmahdy, T., Eissa, M., Barakat, H., Swelam, A. (2023). Chlorhexidine Alcohol versus Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Benha Medical Journal, 40(Special issue (Surgery)), 203-210. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2022.119137.1539
sherif Elgarf; Tamer Elmahdy; Mahmoud A Eissa; Hosam Barakat; Ahmed Swelam. "Chlorhexidine Alcohol versus Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy". Benha Medical Journal, 40, Special issue (Surgery), 2023, 203-210. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2022.119137.1539
Elgarf, S., Elmahdy, T., Eissa, M., Barakat, H., Swelam, A. (2023). 'Chlorhexidine Alcohol versus Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy', Benha Medical Journal, 40(Special issue (Surgery)), pp. 203-210. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2022.119137.1539
Elgarf, S., Elmahdy, T., Eissa, M., Barakat, H., Swelam, A. Chlorhexidine Alcohol versus Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Benha Medical Journal, 2023; 40(Special issue (Surgery)): 203-210. doi: 10.21608/bmfj.2022.119137.1539

Chlorhexidine Alcohol versus Povidone Iodine for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Article 15, Volume 40, Special issue (Surgery), January and February 2023, Page 203-210  XML PDF (539.35 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2022.119137.1539
View on SCiNiTO View on SCiNiTO
Authors
sherif Elgarf1; Tamer Elmahdy email orcid 1; Mahmoud A Eissa2; Hosam Barakatorcid 1; Ahmed Swelam1
1Surgery department faculty of medicine Tanta university
2General surgery department tanta university
Abstract
Abstract
Background: One of the most frequent infections associated with healthcare is surgical Site Infection (SSI). Preoperative skin antisepsis is one of the important method to minimize the prevalence of SSIs. Chlorhexidine alcohol (CHA) and povidone iodine (PI) are two of the widely active materials as a skin antiseptic. This study compared the efficacy of CHA 2.5% with PI 10% for preventing SSIs in elective laparoscopic cholecystecomies.
Methods: This prospective controlled randomized study has been performed on 200 patients underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Patients have been randomized into two equal groups, according to the anti-septic used for cleaning skin before surgery, group C (chlorhexidine 2.5% in 70% ethanol) or group P (PI aqueous 10%).
Results: Superficial SSIs in group C was significantly lower (4%) in comparison to group P (13%) (P = 0.04). No cases was presented with seroma or deep SSIs in both groups.
Conclusion: For preventing of superficial SSI, CHA is more effective than PI when applied before laparoscopic cholecystecomy.
Keywords
Key words: Surgical site infections; Chlorhexidine-alcohol; Povidone iodine
Statistics
Article View: 425
PDF Download: 777