Efecto en la disminución de carga bacteriana en la antisepsia quirúrgica de manos tras el lavado con triclosán 0,5% en comparación con el propan-1-ol utilizado como desinfectante de referencia

Abstract

The hands of healthcare workers are often related to pathogens transmission in healthcare settings. Hand hygiene is a simple and effective measure to reduce nosocomial infections and to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance, but the adherence of healthcare workers to these preventive practices, remains insufficient. Long term safety of patient care increases by minimizing the transmission of health care-related infections. Scientific evidence establishment the standard use of surgical asepsis and antisepsis to guarantee the safety of surgical practice.Surgical site infections (SSIs) significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality in postoperative care. Prevention of surgical infection relies on optimization of patient factors and the use of a variety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. Hand antisepsis continues to be a cornerstone of aseptic technique in surgery to eliminate transient microorganisms and reduce resident flora of the skin. Currently, there are mainly five products marketed to perform preoperative antisepsis that contain alcohol, chlorhexidine, iodine / iodophors, parachloromethaxylenol and Triclosán. However, it is not clear which antiseptic hand washing product is most effective in preventing the transmission of pathogenic bacteria...