Antiseptic skin preparation and surgical site infection: time to re-evaluate surveillance and the evidence?

ANZ J Surg. 2024 Sep;94(9):1455-1456. doi: 10.1111/ans.19125. Epub 2024 Sep 13.

Authors

Stephen Ridley Smith^{1

2

3

4}, Cino Bendinelli^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
² Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of General Surgery, Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Surgical and Perioperative Care Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 39269283
DOI: 10.1111/ans.19125

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MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents, Local* / administration & dosage
Anti-Infective Agents, Local* / therapeutic use
Humans
Preoperative Care / methods
Surgical Wound Infection* / epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection* / prevention & control

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local