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Systematic literature review on surgical site preparation in paediatric surgery.

BMC Pediatr

July 2022

Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Paediatric Pharmacology Group, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland National Centre for Infection Prevention, SwissNoso, Bern, Switzerland.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) in children represent a common and serious postoperative complication. Surgical skin preparation is an essential preventive measure in every surgical procedure. The most commonly used antiseptic agents for surgical skin preparation are chlorhexidine gluconate and iodophors in alcohol-based solutions.

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