PRE-INCISION SKIN ANTISEPSIS: PRACTICE PATTERNS AMONG SURGEONS IN NIGERIA.
Nigeria
Pattern
Pre-incision
Skin antisepsis
Surgeons
Journal
Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine
ISSN: 1597-1627
Titre abrégé: Ann Ib Postgrad Med
Pays: Nigeria
ID NLM: 101491784
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
entrez:
30
9
2022
pubmed:
1
10
2022
medline:
1
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although studies are rife on preoperative skin antisepsis, little is known about what surgeons in Nigeria practice. To describe the pattern of practice of skin antisepsis prior to skin incision among surgeons in select tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. This was a questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional survey involving surgeons and surgeons in training in the departments of surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), otorhinolaryngology (ENT), and oral & maxillofacial surgery (OMS) of 26 select tertiary hospitals from all six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Data was analysed using version 23 of the SPSS for Windows. A total of 200 surgeons participated in the study with a male-to-female ratio of 9:1. The mean age was 37.2 ± 5.2 years. Senior registrars constituted 60.5% (n=121), followed by registrars (24%; n= 48) and consultants (15.5%; n= 31). The respondents performed a mean volume of 4 surgeries per week. Their most common practice is to perform skin preparation with 3 antiseptic agents with skin scrubbing lasting for 3-4 minutes. Skin scrubbing was performed for longer duration amongst consultants compared with senior registrars and registrars. Of all the surgical wounds encountered in their practice, 57%were clean. The common complications associated with the use of these antiseptic agents include allergic dermatitis and blisters. The practice of pre-incision skin antisepsis varies widely among Nigerian surgeons. The majority use 3 antiseptic agents for skin antisepsis although most of the procedures performed were clean surgeries. We recommend further studies to standardize our practice locally.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Although studies are rife on preoperative skin antisepsis, little is known about what surgeons in Nigeria practice.
Objective
UNASSIGNED
To describe the pattern of practice of skin antisepsis prior to skin incision among surgeons in select tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
This was a questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional survey involving surgeons and surgeons in training in the departments of surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), otorhinolaryngology (ENT), and oral & maxillofacial surgery (OMS) of 26 select tertiary hospitals from all six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Data was analysed using version 23 of the SPSS for Windows.
Results
UNASSIGNED
A total of 200 surgeons participated in the study with a male-to-female ratio of 9:1. The mean age was 37.2 ± 5.2 years. Senior registrars constituted 60.5% (n=121), followed by registrars (24%; n= 48) and consultants (15.5%; n= 31). The respondents performed a mean volume of 4 surgeries per week. Their most common practice is to perform skin preparation with 3 antiseptic agents with skin scrubbing lasting for 3-4 minutes. Skin scrubbing was performed for longer duration amongst consultants compared with senior registrars and registrars. Of all the surgical wounds encountered in their practice, 57%were clean. The common complications associated with the use of these antiseptic agents include allergic dermatitis and blisters.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
The practice of pre-incision skin antisepsis varies widely among Nigerian surgeons. The majority use 3 antiseptic agents for skin antisepsis although most of the procedures performed were clean surgeries. We recommend further studies to standardize our practice locally.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
124-130Informations de copyright
© Association of Resident Doctors, UCH, Ibadan.
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