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Patient skin preparation for surgery.

Iman A El Sayed1, Samar A Hashem, Abdallah S El Sayed

  • 1General Organization of Teaching Hospitals & Institutes, Cairo, Egypt. ehssanbaghagho@yahoo.com.

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Surgical site skin preparation compliance was low across three hospitals, with only 36.2% adherence to the 5-step protocol in the operating room. Practices like showering and hair removal also showed significant variation, impacting infection prevention efforts.

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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Patient Care
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Effective skin preparation is crucial for reducing postoperative wound infections.
  • Standardized protocols aim to optimize patient safety before surgical procedures.
  • Variations in practice can compromise infection control measures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the conformity of skin preparation practices to existing protocols in three hospitals.
  • To compare the performance of skin preparation between the participating hospitals.
  • To identify areas for improvement in preoperative patient skin management.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective audit was conducted over one month across three hospitals (A, B, C).
  • Practices assessed included patient showering, hair removal methods, and the 5-step skin preparation protocol in the operating room.
  • Data were collected to determine compliance rates for each practice and hospital.

Main Results:

  • Overall compliance with the 5-step operating room skin preparation protocol was 36.2%.
  • Hospital A showed the highest compliance (50.6%), followed by Hospital B (43.3%), and Hospital C (18.7%).
  • Preoperative showering compliance was 55%, appropriate hair clipping was 23.7%, and other hair removal methods were used in 44.6% of cases.

Conclusions:

  • Significant deficiencies exist in surgical patient skin preparation protocols across the studied hospitals.
  • Hospital C demonstrated particularly low adherence to standard skin preparation procedures.
  • Improvements in patient skin preparation, including hair removal techniques and adherence to the 5-step protocol, are necessary to reduce surgical site infections.