Stopping prehospital chlorhexidine skin wash does not increase wound morbidity after incisional hernia repair: results of a 4-year quality improvement initiative.

Benjamin T MillerS PhillipsB K PouloseC C PetroL R A BeffaM J RosenD M KrpataA S Prabhu

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2022)

Stopping prehospital CHG wash did not result in increased wound morbidity after open, clean, incisional hernia repair. We have abandoned CHG use in this context.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
quality improvement
cardiac arrest
trauma patients
patient safety
emergency medical
wound healing
minimally invasive
soft tissue