[Comparison of four protocols for preoperative preparation in cattle].
This study was designed to evaluate 4 preoperative skin preparations, that is, more specifically, to compare the efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate (CG) and povidone-iodine (PI), as well as 2 hair removal techniques (clipper alone or clipper followed by razor) for preoperative skin preparation in cattle. The 4 protocols resulted in a significant decrease in the number of bacterial colony-forming units (cfu). Group 4 (clipping + shaving + CG) had a significantly lower number of preoperative cfu per gel plate compared with groups 1 (clipping + PI) and 3 (clipping + shaving + PI). Skin reaction frequency was significantly higher in groups 3 and 4 (47.8% for both protocols) than in groups 1 and 2 (clipping + PI or CG) (8.7% for both). Wound infection frequency was 4.3% (4/92) and no significant difference was observed between the 4 treatment groups. The 4 protocols tested were equivalent as to efficacy and satisfactorily decreased skin microflora. Clipping alone was shown to be preferable to clipping plus shaving as a method of hair removal in cattle, with fewer skin reactions and no more wound infections.
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D000818:Animals; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000592:standards*; D002417:Cattle / Q000601:surgery*; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000592:standards*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000592:standards*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine