The aim of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the efficiency of hand scrubbing by Povidone-Iodine solution 10% over 7.5% concentration in decreasing post-cesarean section wound infections \& compare side effects of both agents.
For centuries, hand washing with soap and water has been considered the main approach for personal hygiene. In the community, hand hygiene has been known to prevent infectious diseases and to decrease the burden of disease. Currently, hand hygiene is considered the most important measure for preventing the spread of pathogens in health-care settings. There are multiple agents used for surgical hand scrubbing as alcohol, chlorhexidine, iodine/iodophors, para-chloro-meta-xylenol \& triclosan. Ideally, the optimum antiseptic used for scrub should have broad spectrum of activity, persistent effect \& fast acting. Unfortunately most studies evaluating surgical scrub antiseptics have focused on measuring hand bacterial colony counts. No randomized clinical trials have evaluated the impact of surgical scrub choice on surgical site infection risk \& proven its efficiency.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
3,231
Women Health Hospital - Assiut university
Asyut, Egypt
The difference of incidence of surgical site infection between both groups
Determine the difference in incidence of surgical site infection between Povidone Iodine 10% versus 7.5% hand scrub
Time frame: 4 month
The difference in the side effects between both groups e.g. dermatitis
Determine the difference in incidence of side effects between Povidone Iodine 10% versus 7.5% hand scrub
Time frame: 4 month
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