Researchers conducted a review of surgical skin prep agents to conclude which agent was most cost-effective and superior in preventing surgical site infections, according to a study published in the ...

CMS produced a list of four risk-reduction techniques intended to improve safe use of skin preparations in anesthetizing locations in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Alcohol-based skin ...

Preoperative skin antisepsis is a critical part of reducing the bacteria on the skin that may cause infection prior to surgery. The most common products used in the United States include alcohols, ...

Our skin is a natural barrier that protects our bodies from harm, and is also home to a community of microbes. But it seems that the skin microbiome can potentially pose a problem for people ...