Pre-operative Alcohol Skin Solutions in Fractured Extremities
Status:
Enrolling by invitation
Trial end date:
2024-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The prevention of infection is an important goal influencing peri-operative care of extremity
fracture patients. Standard practice in the operative management of extremity fractures
includes sterile technique and pre-operative skin preparation with an antiseptic solution.
The available solutions kill bacteria and decrease the quantity of native skin flora, thereby
decreasing surgical site infection (SSI). While there is extensive guidance on specific
procedures for prophylactic antibiotic use and standards for sterile technique, the evidence
regarding the choice of antiseptic skin preparation solution is very limited for extremity
fracture surgery.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Maryland University of Maryland, Baltimore
Collaborators:
McMaster University Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Treatments:
Anti-Infective Agents, Local Chlorhexidine Chlorhexidine gluconate Ethanol Pharmaceutical Solutions