Skin degerming practices: Chaos and confusion

King, Thomas C.; Zimmerman, Jack M.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(65)80037-x

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“…In 1965, two researchers noted that confusion surrounded the practice of surgical hand scrubs. They suggested the need to approach this practice with less ritual and more science 9 . Hexachlorophene, which was a popular scrub agent at that time, since has fallen into disfavor because of studies linking it to embryonic developmental defects 10 .…”

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Effect of Surgical Hand Scrub Time on Subsequent Bacterial Growth

Wheelock

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1997

AORN Journal

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In this experimental study, the researchers evaluated the effect of surgical hand scrub time on subsequent bacterial growth and assessed the effectiveness of the glove juice technique in a clinical setting. In a randomized crossover design, 25 perioperative staff members scrubbed for two or three minutes in the first trial and vice versa in the second trial, after which they wore sterile surgical gloves for one hour under clinical conditions. The researchers then sampled the subjects' nondominant hands for bacterial growth, cultured aliquots from the sampling solution, and counted microorganisms. Scrubbing for three minutes produced lower mean log bacterial counts than scrubbing for two minutes. Although the mean bacterial count differed significantly (P =.02) between the two‐minute and three‐minute surgical hand scrub times, it fell below 0.5 log, which is the threshold for practical and clinical significance. This finding suggests that a two‐minute surgical hand scrub is clinically as effective as a three‐minute surgical hand scrub. The glove juice technique demonstrated sensitivity and reliability in enumerating bacteria on the hands of perioperative staff members in a clinical setting. AORN J 65 (June 1997) 1087‐1098.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Effect of Surgical Hand Scrub Time on Subsequent Bacterial Growth

Wheelock

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1997

AORN Journal

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“…The reason why cooling decreases mortality is made clear by the work of King and Zimmerman (1965). In experimental animals they found that there is an extensive outpouring of serum from the damaged capillaries which appears within the first minute, continues at a rapid rate for 30 minutes, and then decreases slowly until it almost ceases after 3-4 hours.…”

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confidence: 99%