title: [Use of chlorhexidine in surgery].
abstract: The extensive literature on the efficacy of chlorhexidine is reviewed. Personal experience with the substance in the daily and preoperative disinfection of the hands of medical and paramedical personnel in a surgical department, and the medication of surgical wounds, over a period of one year confirmed its low toxicity and long effectiveness against notoriously intractable Gram-negative forms.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001645:Biguanides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004203:Disinfection; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care
chemical_list: D001645:Biguanides; D002710:Chlorhexidine
vernacular_title: L'impiego della clorexidina in chirurgia.