Efficacy of surgical skin preparation with chlorhexidine in alcohol according to the concentration required to prevent surgical site infection: meta-analysis.
Tatsuki HasegawaSho TashiroTakayuki MiharaJunya KonKazuki SakuraiYoko TanakaTakumi MoritaYuki EnokiKazuaki TaguchiKazuaki MatsumotoKazuhiko NakajimaYoshio TakesuePublished in: BJS open (2022)
This meta-analysis is the first study that clarifies the usefulness of an alcohol-based CHG solution with a 0.5 per cent or higher CHG concentration for surgical skin preparation to prevent SSI.