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The development of surgical site infections (SSI) in clean-contaminated surgery is regarded as being preventable. Known to be effective in the prevention of surgical site infection are the adequate sterilization of the surgical instruments, asepsis during operation, antibiotic prophylaxis where indicated, and certainly the preparation of the skin at the incision site. During the last decades the use of alcoholic chlorhexidine has replaced povidone iodine for preoperative skin preparation. In order to improve the way alcoholic chlorhexidine is applied, pharmaceutical industry has developed new applicators.
This randomized study was conducted to know the surgeons' satisfaction within the use of two tinted applicators: Chloraprep® and Nex Clorex 2%
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Knee surgeons | Active Comparator | Four knee surgeons |
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| Hip surgeons | Active Comparator | Six hip surgeons |
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| Cardiac surgeons | Active Comparator | 6 cardiac surgeons |
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| Colon surgeons | Active Comparator | 6 colon surgeons |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Surgical tinted Chloraprep® applicators | Other | We randomized knee, hip, cardiac and colon surgeons making them using two applicators of each brand in four of theirs surgeries. Randomization will be carried out in blocks of four for each surgeon. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Surgeon's global satisfaction with the applicators. | Using an analog visual scale we will record the total score, over a maximum of 80 points, that assess the following quality aspects of the applicators:
| Intraoperative |
| Qualities of each applicators | Using an analog visual scale, were one end represents "totally disagree" and the other "totally agree" (0-10 points), we will record the score of each of the following quality aspects of the applicators:
| Intraoperative |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Costs of using the applicators | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | |
| Adhesion to preoperative measures to avoid surgical site infections (SSI) | Analyze the verification check list for surgical site infection preoperative prevention. This check list has been provided by the Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Hygiene Spanish Society as part of the Zero Surgical Site Infection Protocol. This verification check list includes indicators of:
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Cristina Fernandez Perez, Ph D. | Contact | +34913303430 | cfernandezp@salud.madrid.org |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Surgical tinted Nex Clorex 2% applicators | Other | We randomized knee, hip, cardiac and colon surgeons making them using two applicators of each brand in four of theirs surgeries. Randomization will be carried out in blocks of four for each surgeon. |
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| Through study completion, an average of 3 months |
| Surgical site infection incidence | During the first 30 to 90 days after surgery, according to the SSI prevention protocol |