BACKGROUND Several studies have shown that rubbing hands with an alcohol/chlorhexidine solution provides equivalent microbial decontamination to a conventional surgical scrub using aqueous chlorhexidine. However, the authors believe that these studies have methodological flaws that limit their applicability to the operating theatre environment. As such, a method was developed to compare product...

Two aspects of handwashing in hospital were considered. A study was carried out to examine the contamination of bar soap and containers, and the use of antiseptic soaps in reducing the resident flora of the skin. Swabs were collected from soap dishes on six wards and from a bacteriology laboratory on four consecutive days. The unmedicated bar soap was replaced by bar soap containing 2.5% povido...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of chlorhexidine and povidone iodine for cleansing the operative field for vaginal surgery. STUDY DESIGN This was a randomized controlled trial that compared 10% povidone iodine and 4% chlorhexidine gluconate as surgical scrubs. Our primary end point was the proportion of contaminated specimens (defined as total bacterial colony ...

AIM We carried out an audit to verify compliance to Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC), as we have become aware that compliance across different teams and by individual surgeons has not been optimal. MATERIAL OF STUDY 100 SSC records from October-December 2014 and 100 from March-June 2015 were inspected to verify correct . 44 surgeons and 34 scrub nurses were asked to complete a questionnaire to...

Owing to the requirement of surgical senior house officers to prioritise acute admissions in the accident and emergency department, they are increasingly unable to be present in theatre to assist the surgical registrar. As a consequence, the surgeon has to rely on the scrub team to provide much-needed retraction with cases such as open appendicectomies. We have found the use of the Alexis® woun...

Owing to the requirement of surgical senior house officers to prioritise acute admissions in the accident and emergency department, they are increasingly unable to be present in theatre to assist the surgical registrar. As a consequence, the surgeon has to rely on the scrub team to provide much-needed retraction with cases such as open appendicectomies. We have found the use of the Alexis® woun...

Background and Objectives: Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome (GBS) is an acute-onset, monophasic, immune-mediated polyneuropathy that often follows an antecedent infection. Special nutritional support has an important role in these patients. Methods: A 6 years old girl with GBS was admitted to PICU of Dr. Sheikh Children Hospital (Mashhad, Iran). Chief compliance for hospitalization was inability to w...