Skin care preparations
Skin care preparation ("skincare prep") is well defined and commonly known in most circumstances and searches[1] as:
- An antimicrobial skin cleanser often used in a peri-operative environment in the cleaning, disinfecting, and decontamination of a surgical site via alcohol based solutions (often chlorhexidine-isopropyl or povidone-iodine plus isopropyl alcohol[2])
- Cleaning and draping of the skin before surgical incision or instrumentation. Commonly used preps include gels, solutions, impregnated pads, or sponges.[3]
Skin care preparations are commonly misconstrued with cosmetic or beauty products, but are in a category of their own in most situations when the term is applied appropriately. Many clinical studies and tests have been conducted on various substances to highlight their efficacy in clinical settings[4]. Most often, focus is given to the perioperative setting to prevent surgical wound infections and their impact on recovery outcomes[5][6]. In many cases, whole skin preparation protocols[7] are crafted around these studies and ingredients as physicians seek the best modes of care and recovery for patients[8]. Here is a nice PDF of high level details (https://www.onetogether.org.uk/downloads/Surgical%20Skin%20Preparation%20Quality%20Improvement%20Guide_AW.pdf)
References
- ↑ "skin care preparation definitions at DuckDuckGo". duckduckgo.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ Sidhwa, Feroze; Itani, Kamal M. F. (February 2015). "Skin preparation before surgery: options and evidence". Surgical Infections. 16 (1): 14–23. doi:10.1089/sur.2015.010. ISSN 1557-8674. PMID 25761076.
- ↑ "skin prep". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ Mastrocola, Mario; Matziolis, Georg; Böhle, Sabrina; Lindemann, Chris; Schlattmann, Peter; Eijer, Henk (2021-09-20). "Meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative skin preparation with alcoholic chlorhexidine compared to povidone iodine in orthopedic surgery". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 18634. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-97838-8. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8452611 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 34545135 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Dumville, Jo C.; McFarlane, Emma; Edwards, Peggy; Lipp, Allyson; Holmes, Alexandra; Liu, Zhenmi (2015-04-21). "Preoperative skin antiseptics for preventing surgical wound infections after clean surgery". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4): CD003949. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003949.pub4. ISSN 1469-493X. PMC 6485388. PMID 25897764.
- ↑ Hakkarainen, Timo W.; Dellinger, E. Patchen; Evans, Heather L.; Farjah, Farhood; Farrokhi, Ellen; Steele, Scott R.; Thirlby, Richard; Flum, David R.; Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program Collaborative (March 2014). "Comparative effectiveness of skin antiseptic agents in reducing surgical site infections: a report from the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program". Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 218 (3): 336–344. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.11.018. ISSN 1879-1190. PMC 4636188. PMID 24364925.
- ↑ "Surgical Skin Prep – Perioperative Patient Care Fundamentals – The Operating Room Global (TORG)". Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ Swenson, Brian R.; Hedrick, Traci L.; Metzger, Rosemarie; Bonatti, Hugo; Pruett, Timothy L.; Sawyer, Robert G. (October 2009). "Effects of preoperative skin preparation on postoperative wound infection rates: a prospective study of 3 skin preparation protocols". Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 30 (10): 964–971. doi:10.1086/605926. ISSN 1559-6834. PMC 3371364. PMID 19732018.
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