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A 3 page summation of an article that concerns hand antisepsis protocols prior to surgery. Parienti, et al (2002) conducted a study that compared the effectiveness of two hand-cleansing protocols in preventing surgical site infections during routine surgical practice. No additional sources cited.
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prolong hospital stays. They also constitute one of the leading nosocomial causes of morbidity (Parienti, et al, 2002). While sterile gloves help to prevent infection, some gloves are permeable to
bacteria and all gloves can be damaged during use. Therefore, effective hand antisepsis remains crucial. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of hand-cleaning protocols. Six
French surgical services participated in this research, using two hand-cleaning methods alternately every other month. The first protocol involved hand-rubbing with a 75 percent aqueous alcoholic solution containing propanol-1,
propanol-2 and mectronium etilslfate (Parienti, et al, 2002). The second method was a hand-scrubbing protocol with an antiseptic preparation that contained 4 percent povidone iodine or 4 percent chlorhexidine gluconate
(Parienti, et al, 2002). The primary evaluation of these procedures depended upon outcome measures concerning infection rates at the surgical site; however, the tolerance of and compliance with hand antisepsis
by medical staff were also secondary considerations. Participants in the study were instructed, during the hand-rubbing protocol portion, to wash their hands for 1-minute prior to instituting the hand-rubbing
protocol if their hands were particularly soiled. This cleaning included cleaning with a brush if necessary. The hands and forearms were then rinsed in non-sterile tap water and wiped with
non-sterile paper. The participant would then use a sufficient amount of the aqueous alcoholic solution to fully cover the hands and forearms (at least 5 mL, generally 4
pump strokes) and to apply this amount twice, rubbing each time for 2 minutes 30 seconds each time, without drying. Participants were also instructed to rub their hands with
the solution for 30 seconds when changing gloves 75 percent aqueous alcoholic solution containing propanol-1, propanol-2 and mectronium etilslfate. The results from this study showed that these two protocols
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