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Archive >  Infection Control 2009

How to Perform a Proper Hand Scrub

In looking for the hard-to-find causes of surgical site infections, we sometimes overlook the most basic of precautions.

Andrea Cromer

Skin organisms are the most common cause of surgical site infections, making the elimination of bioburden from your hands with traditional, brushless or waterless scrubs infection control's most important practice. Each scrub type is effective, so how do you decide which product you'll use? The procedure you're scrubbing for, the efficacy of the prep's ingredients, your staff's preference — they're all factors. But more important than how you scrub is that you scrub properly before every case. Choose a method, commit to it and follow its protocols correctly each time you stand in front of the scrub sink.

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