Efficacy of intraoperative surgical irrigation with polihexanide and nitrofurazone in reducing bacterial load after nail removal surgery

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dc.contributor.authorBecerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorLosa Iglesias, Marta Elena
dc.contributor.authorAlou Cervera, Luis
dc.contributor.authorSevillano Fernández, David
dc.contributor.authorPrieto Prieto, José
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dc.date.issued2011-02
dc.description.abstractBackground: A common challenge of nail avulsion surgery is the associated bacterial contamination and infection that can manifest. The toe has a difficult anatomy to antiseptically prepare and properly maintain throughout the surgical procedure, lending to this widespread problem. Objective: We conducted a controlled, prospective randomized study to examine the antiseptic efficacy of 3 intraoperative irrigation methods during nail avulsion surgery. Methods: We compared intraoperative antiseptic irrigation using 0.9% saline solution (24 patients), 0.2% nitrofurazone (22 patients), and 0.1% polihexanide (25 patients). Swab samples were taken from each patient at 5 distinct stages throughout the surgical procedure, and bacterial culture analysis was performed (positive culture rate, total inocula count, reduction of bacterial load, and identification of specific micro-organisms). Results: All 3 intraoperative irrigation methods reduced the total bacterial load, but polihexanide was significantly more effective. Furthermore, no patient from the polihexanide group developed postoperative infection. The reduction in bacterial load was lost for all 3 methods after partial nail avulsion surgery, returning to similar values as the initial presurgical bacterial load. An intraoperative irrigation step after partial nail avulsion with saline, nitrofurazone, and polihexanide was effective in reducing the bacterial load by 95.2%, 96.6%, and 99.5%, respectively. Limitations: Our patients underwent phenol-based nail avulsion, resulting in no bacterial load after complete nail removal because of the intrinsic antiseptic nature of the phenol. Conclusions: Intraoperative irrigation with 0.1% polihexanide substantially reduced the bacterial load and subsequent infections, highlighting the importance of an irrigation step in nail avulsion surgery.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Medicina
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Enfermería
dc.description.facultyFac. de Medicina
dc.description.facultyFac. de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
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dc.identifier.citationBecerro de Bengoa Vallejo R, Losa Iglesias ME, Cervera LA, Fernández DS, Prieto JP. Efficacy of intraoperative surgical irrigation with polihexanide and nitrofurazone in reducing bacterial load after nail removal surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Feb;64(2):328-35.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jaad.2010.01.011
dc.identifier.issn0190-9622
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2010.01.011
dc.identifier.relatedurlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190962210000289
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/106844
dc.issue.number2
dc.journal.titleJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final335
dc.page.initial328
dc.publisherElsevier
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dc.subject.cdu611.02
dc.subject.cdu616.718.7/.9
dc.subject.keywordbacterial load
dc.subject.keywordinfection
dc.subject.keywordintraoperative antiseptic
dc.subject.keywordnail surgery
dc.subject.keywordnitrofurazone
dc.subject.keywordpolihexanide
dc.subject.ucmPodología
dc.subject.ucmMicrobiología médica
dc.subject.unesco2414 Microbiología
dc.titleEfficacy of intraoperative surgical irrigation with polihexanide and nitrofurazone in reducing bacterial load after nail removal surgery
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