Preadmission Skin Wipe Use for Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis in Adult Orthopaedic Surgery Patients

Efficacy of Preadmission Theraworx Wipe Use for Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis in Adult Orthopaedic Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Intervention: This study will involve three different study arms with different interventions prior to surgery: (1) shower only, (2) shower plus Theraworx wipes, (3) shower plus chlorhexidine wipes Study Design: Single center RCT Sample Size: 500 patients, aged 18+ Objectives: Primary Objectives: Monitor for safety and adverse effects. Evaluate for differences in peri-operative skin cultures between treatment groups; Compare surgical site infection rates between groups. Secondary Objectives: Assess for patient compliance for each different treatment arms. Measure patient satisfaction. Measure nurse satisfaction. Visual assessment of wound healing Expected Results: We expect no statistically significant difference in peri-operative cultures or surgical site infection rates between groups.

Preadmission Skin Wipe Use for Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis in Adult Orthopaedic Surgery Patients

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