Comparison of the efficiency of nail pick and brush used for nail cleaning during surgical scrub on reducing bacterial counts

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dc.contributor.authorAlcan, Aliye Okgun
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, Fatma Demir
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T21:40:54Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T21:40:54Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Although the surgical scrub is a mandatory and routine procedure, there is no standard recommendation for nail cleaning during the scrub. This study compared the efficacy of nail picks and brushes used for nail cleaning during the surgical scrub in reducing bacterial counts. Methods: Sixty circulatory nurses were included in the survey. The nurses were randomized to undertake 1 of 3 surgical hand scrub protocols: using surgical scrub alone (control group), using a nail pick during the surgical scrub, or using a brush during the surgical scrub. Bacterial counts were measured on the dominant hand immediately before the scrub and 1 hour after the scrub using the glove juice method. Results: The bacterial counts at 1 hour after the surgical scrub were lower in the control group than in the 2 intervention groups, and there was no significant difference between the 2 intervention groups (F = 2.063; P = .136; P > .05). Conclusion: Using nail picks and brushes on nails during the surgical scrub does not provide additional decontamination. Copyright (C) 2012 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEge University, Scientific Research Projects BranchEge University [2009/HYO/02]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunded by Ege University, Scientific Research Projects Branch (Project 2009/HYO/02).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.021en_US
dc.identifier.endpage829en_US
dc.identifier.issn0196-6553
dc.identifier.issue9en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22342792en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage826en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.021
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/46443
dc.identifier.volume40en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000310568700012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMosby-Elsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Infection Controlen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSurgical hand antisepsisen_US
dc.subjectChlorhexidineen_US
dc.subjectOperating room nursingen_US
dc.subjectPerioperative nursingen_US
dc.titleComparison of the efficiency of nail pick and brush used for nail cleaning during surgical scrub on reducing bacterial countsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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