Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Brushless Surgical Hand Preparation Techniques Using Antiseptic Soap, Alcohol and Non-medicated Soap
Mohammed Al-Biltagi *
Pediatric Department Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Jameel Al-Ata
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Asif A. Jiman-Fatani
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Sindy
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Alghamdi
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulhameed Basabrain
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Alsabban
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad Jefri
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad Alzomity
Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Preoperative hand preparation with a brush-less method is almost a common practice. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of brush-less preoperative hand preparation using alcohol to antiseptic soap, and non-medicated soap in eliminating germs by standard proper pre-operative hand preparation.
Methods: Twenty volunteers tried three different ways of surgical hand preparation with antiseptic soap, alcohol, and non-medicated soap-based preoperative hand preparation.
Results: There was no positive bacterial growth sample in the alcohol-based scrubbing group while it was 2% with positive bacterial growth in the antimicrobial soap and 55% with positive bacterial growth in the non-medicated soap group.
Conclusion: The alcohol-based pre-operative hand preparation was significantly more efficient than both the antimicrobial soap and the non-medicated soap.
Keywords: Brush-less surgical hand preparation, Antiseptic soap, Alcohol, Non-medicated soap.