Antibacterial effects on dry‐fast and traditional water‐based surgical scrubbing methods: A two‐time points experimental study

Shu‐Hwa Chen, Chuan‐Yu Chou, Jui‐Chen Huang, Ya‐Fen Tang, Yur‐Ren Kuo and Li‐Yu Chien

Nursing & Health Sciences, 2014, vol. 16, issue 2, 179-185

Abstract: This study determined the in‐use effects of dry‐fast and traditional hand‐washing surgical scrubs among operating room staff members. This is a static group comparison study with purposive sampling. A total of 156 staff members were recruited in an operating room in a medical center located in southern Taiwan. The participants were divided into traditional and dry‐fast hand‐washing groups. Microbial counts were measured right after the two groups finished surgical scrubbing and at the completion of surgery. The results showed that the use of dry‐fast antisepsis has a better persistent effect (P = 0.001), more nurses chose dry‐fast antisepsis than surgeons (P = 0.012), and the post‐operation number of colonies for nurses was significantly higher than that for surgeons (P = 0.003). Operating room nurses are long‐term and frequent users of antibacterial agents, and their requirement of skin protection is higher. The dry‐fast technique has the advantage of being less irritating to the skin and less time consuming; therefore, brush‐free and dry‐fast antisepsis is recommended.

Date: 2014
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