Use of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloths pre-operatively and daily post-operatively jaw line to toes will decrease surgical site infections (SSI) by 30% when compared to patients who receive routine standard of care (use of chlorhexidine cloths night before surgery and morning of surgery).
Patients undergoing colorectal surgery will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion into two groups. One will be standard of care using 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate wipes night before surgery and morning if surgery. The second group will be randomized into the study arm using 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate clothes from jaw line to toes night before surgery, morning of surgery and daily post operative. Skin cultures will be obtained at time of consent, prior to surgical procedure before surgical scrub and draping, post operative day 4 and at 30 day follow up visit. Incision lines will be assessed daily by study staff for signs of surgical site infection utilizing the CDC's 3 definitions of surgical site infections, superficial incisional SSI, deep incisional SSI, and organ space SSI.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
163
Patients will perform the current standard of care treatment using 2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate Cloths on the abdomen and buttocks prior to colorectal surgery night before surgery and morning of surgery.
Patients will perform treatment with 2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate cloths chin to toe night before and morning of surgery then daily post operative until post op day 4 or discharge
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Incidence of Surgical Site Infections
Number of participants who had surgical site infection development at 30 day post operative visit based on Center for Disease Control Criteria for Defining A Surgical Site Infection (SSI), 2011.
Time frame: 30 days
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