Findings from a study recently published in JAMA Surgery provide a standardized way for patients to bathe with chlorhexidine gluconate prior to surgery that optimizes skin surface concentrations of ...
Surgical site infection is a devastating complication after orthopedic surgery. There has been much debate regarding the efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate for presurgical bathing to reduce surgical ...
Surgical site infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia — what do they have in common? Beyond being ...
Director, Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center; Professor, Rush University College of Nursing; Nurse Practitioner, Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, ...
In 2008, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses revised its recommendations regarding preoperative skin preparation for surgical patients. The new recommendation is that patients who are ...
Daily baths with an ordinary antibacterial cleanser can safely reduce the risk of dangerous bloodstream infections in critically ill children, according to a trial conducted in five pediatric ...
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