The risk of infection occurring after surgery can be reduced by replacing a conventionally used cleaning agent with alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate or CHG. The use of CHG is safe and effective and minimizes the risk of infection post-surgery

‘Alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate with 4% to 5% alcohol content is safer and twice as effective compared to povidone-iodine (PVI) in preventing infection after surgery in adults.’
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A clean surgery is defined as a procedure done outside the respiratory, urogenital, and digestive system. The injury is not caused by trauma, and there is no inflammation or infection involved.Read More..





The new research is published in the Annals of Surgery.
The risk of infection in any surgery is as low as 3%, but yet an infection is a serious issue that may need readmission to hospitals and possibly further surgery.
According to author Ryckie Wade, Clinical Research Fellow at Leeds' School of Medicine, infection is the most common complication of surgery, easily halved by a simple switch-over of antiseptics.
The research team reviewed 17 existing studies, comparing the infection complications of five different antiseptics used in 14,593 operations.
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Mr. Wade said, "This research should be of benefit to all healthcare professionals around the world who perform any type of invasive procedure on a 'clean site.'"