Avoiding infection in office surgery.
Office instruments should be steam autoclaved. This has the advantage of greatest effectiveness and reliability with reasonable cost and time. The iodophors and chlorhexidine are excellent surgical skin preparations. Chlorhexidine suppresses regrowth of bacteria much better than iodophors. Antibiotic prophylaxis may be beneficial for clean-contaminated and contaminated wounds. The antibiotic should be administered before surgery and continued no longer than 24 hours after surgery.
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004203:Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D013242:Sterilization; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local