Medscape

Alcohol Rub as Good as Surgical Scrub to Cleanse Hands

Aug. 14, 2002 -- Rubbing the hands with an aqueous alcohol product was as good as the standard scrubbing protocol with respect to rates of surgical site infections, according to the results of a ...
Business Wire

Study Demonstrates 3M Avagard Surgical Hand Antiseptic Provides Superior Persistence Compared to Two Other Brushless, Waterless Surgical Hand Antiseptics

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study, published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, in accordance with ASTM E1115, shows that 3M™ Avagard™ (Chlorhexidine ...
Becker's ASC

Study: Is Alcohol-Based Hand Disinfection Equivalent to Surgical Scrub Before Placing a Central Venous Catheter?

Alcohol-only cleanser is significantly less effective than traditional surgical scrub when applied to the hands before the placement of central venous catheters, according to a study in the March ...
HealthLeaders Media

Decrease Your Operating Room Costs by Switching to Alcohol-Based Scrubbing

At Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the annual cost savings from switching to alcohol-based scrubbing is estimated at $281,000 per operating room. Switching from water-based surgical scrubbing to an ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Prevention of Infection in Surgical Wounds

Until eight months ago, it was believed at this hospital that these problems were limited to metropolitan areas and large hospitals, for only 7 infections had been encountered as complications in 1740 ...
Fierce Healthcare

Study Demonstrates 3M Avagard Surgical Hand Antiseptic Provides Superior Persistence Compared to Two Other Brushless, Wate

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new study, published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, in accordance with ASTM E1115, shows that 3M™ Avagard™ (Chlorhexidine ...