Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 233-239, August 2008

Preoperative Shower Revisited: Can High Topical Antiseptic Levels Be Achieved on the Skin Surface Before Surgical Admission?

Division of Vascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Received 13 November 2007; received in revised form 30 November 2007; accepted 14 December 2007. published online 06 May 2008.

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 Disclosure Information: The following disclosure has been reported by the author: Dr Edmiston received an unrestricted research grant as an investigator for Sage Products, Inc. No one derived personal compensation from this grant. The grant was used, in part, to purchase supplies such as the 4% CHG and the 2% CHG cloths along with other material used in the study. These monies were also used to support other research activities in the laboratory that are not related to any skin-prepping product.This study was also supported by monies from our Surgical Microbiology Research Laboratory Fund, a separate independent fund administered by the Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin that is used for research support.

PII: S1072-7515(08)00177-4

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.054

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 233-239, August 2008

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