title: Effectiveness of the closed method utilizing iodophors in the degermination of hands and arms of the surgical team and operative sites.
abstract: A closed method utilizing the E-Z Prep Tray and the E-Z Scrub with iodophors is an effective means of degerming the hands and arms of surgical team members and the patients' operative sites. Fifty unselected surgical cases were evaluated bacteriologically, pre-preparation, post-preparation, and post-operatively. The data indicated that bacterial colony counts decreased, and the postoperative wound infection rate decreased to two percent.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000985:Antisepsis; D001132:Arm / Q000382:microbiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007466:Iodophors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D007466:Iodophors; D007455:Iodine