surgical scrub


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sur·gi·cal scrub

(sŭrji-kăl skrŭb)
Systematic handwashing of fingernails, hands, and forearms before undertaking a surgical procedure.
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All participants in the study were informed of camera monitoring, but they were not informed that they were being monitored for surgical scrub duration during the initial four weeks.
Compliance of surgical hand washing before surgery: Role of remote video surveillance
"Despite a strict adherence to the aseptic protocol, the highest bacterial colony counts were found 30-90 minutes after the surgical scrub, possibly implicating the surgical scrub, as the weakest link of standard infection prophylaxis protocols," he added.
Bacterial counts highest early in vaginal surgery. (Surgical Scrub Suspected)
* Artificial nails of any type should not be worn by anyone undertaking a surgical scrub, due to the potential for increased microbial count.
Hand washing and surgical hand antisepsis
While we have explored several aspects of surgical hand antisepsis we have not yet challenged the most fundamental question: is there any evidence to support the surgical scrub? I referred earlier in this article to Caroline Hampton, the scrub nurse who washed her hands with carbolic acid and mercuric chloride.
Surgical hand antisepsis: the evidence
By using Gibbs' Framework for Reflection (1988) I will endeavour to explain my perception of the developing role of the ASP within the operating department, reflecting on my own experiences during my time as a student surgical scrub practitioner.
A reflection on the development of the advanced scrub practitioner
Removing micro-organisms from the hands with an aqueous scrub requires performing a 'surgical scrub'.
National survey of hand antisepsis practices

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