Researchers suggest even with low patient compliance and cloth efficacy issues, preoperatively distributing chlorhexidine bathing cloth kits to orthopedic patients is an economical way to prevent surgical site infections, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
For the study, a stochastic decision-analytic computer simulation model was developed. Patient age, cloth costs, excess length of stay due to SSI, cost per bed-day, patient compliance and cloth antimicrobial efficacy were assessed to determine which variables drove the simulation model's decision to dispense the kits.
Even when all other variables remained at baseline, cloth efficacy was at least 50 percent and patient compliance was half of baseline, researchers concluded CHG cloth kits were still economical and effective.
Read the study about chlorhexidine bathing cloth kits.
Read other coverage about chlorhexidine:
- Study: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Not Absorbed Into Children's Bloodstream
- 8 Ways to Reduce Surgical Site Infections for Total Joint Replacement Patients With Comorbidities
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate Baths More Effective at Preventing Infection Than Soap and Water
For the study, a stochastic decision-analytic computer simulation model was developed. Patient age, cloth costs, excess length of stay due to SSI, cost per bed-day, patient compliance and cloth antimicrobial efficacy were assessed to determine which variables drove the simulation model's decision to dispense the kits.
Even when all other variables remained at baseline, cloth efficacy was at least 50 percent and patient compliance was half of baseline, researchers concluded CHG cloth kits were still economical and effective.
Read the study about chlorhexidine bathing cloth kits.
Read other coverage about chlorhexidine:
- Study: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Not Absorbed Into Children's Bloodstream
- 8 Ways to Reduce Surgical Site Infections for Total Joint Replacement Patients With Comorbidities
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate Baths More Effective at Preventing Infection Than Soap and Water
