Overview

Can Additional Preoperative Skin Cleaning on Face, Neck and Chest With Chlorhexidine Reduce Cutibacterium Acnes Contamination on Sutures in Arthroscopy Rotator Cuff Repair?

Status:
Recruiting

Trial end date:
2022-06-30

Target enrollment:

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Summary

The purpose of our study was to investigate whether preoperative skin cleaning on face, neck, and chest with chlorhexidine could reduce suture contamination of C. acnes in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We hypothesized that preoperative skin cleaning on face, neck and chest with chlorhexidine can reduce C. acnes contamination on sutures in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Treatments:

Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine gluconate