Surgical Antiseptic Drying Time

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RA1248-000

Question

  1. What is the clinical evidence regarding the duration(s) of drying time for 2% chlorhexidine gluconate with 70% isopropyl alcohol for surgical site preparation?
  2. What are the evidence-based guidelines regarding the duration(s) of drying time for 2% chlorhexidine gluconate with 70% isopropyl alcohol for surgical site preparation?

Key Message

We did not find any studies about the clinical evidence of duration(s) of drying time for 2% chlorhexidine gluconate with 70% isopropyl alcohol for surgical site preparation.

We did not find any evidence-based guidelines about the duration(s) of drying time for 2% chlorhexidine gluconate with 70% isopropyl alcohol for surgical site preparation.

We identified other references on this topic that may be of interest; these are listed in the appendix.