PREVENTION OF INFECTIONS IN THE AREA OF SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN THE ASPECT OF PREPARATION OF THE SURGICAL FIELD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2022-07-11
Issue: 
7
Year: 
2022

Associate Professor A. Morozov, Candidate of Medical Sciences; A. Sergeev, MD; Associate Professor E. Askerov, Candidate of Medical Sciences; Associate Professor V. Kadykov, Candidate of Medical Sciences; L. Pototskaya; M. Belyak
Tver State Medical University

The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of the use of shaving, haircut or depilation with cream at the site of surgery as a prevention of infection of the surgical intervention area. The statistical analysis of the data of modern Russian and foreign literary sources, as well as the latest scientific works in the field of preoperative preparation of the patient and prevention of infections in the field of surgical intervention was carried out. The development of such infections is a rather complex process that depends on several indicators directly related to patients and the operating environment. One of the most important factors is preparation. Preoperative preparation depends on the type of operation, the individual reaction of the patient’s skin, as well as on the preferences of the patient himself. Based on the results obtained during the study, it can be concluded that the use of a haircut or depilation cream is the best way of preoperative preparation than standard shaving with a blade.
Keywords: 
surgery
preoperative prophylaxis
surgical site infections
shaving
haircut
cream depilation.

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