Utility of Surgical Hand Antisepsis Using Waterless Method

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  • OKUNISHI Junji
    Maruishi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Central Research Laboratories
  • WADA Yuji
    Maruishi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Marketing Department
  • OIE Shigeharu
    Department of Pharmacy, Yamaguchi University Hospital

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  • Ｗａｔｅｒｌｅｓｓ手術時手指消毒法の有用性
  • Waterless シュジュツジ シュシ ショウドクホウ ノ ユウヨウセイ

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  Recently, waterless hand disinfection for surgical hand antisepsis has gradually been introduced in Japan. We evaluated the effectiveness and acceptability of alcohol-based hand rubs with waterless hand disinfection (waterless method) among 38 health-care workers in our hospital. First, efficacy of the waterless method for surgical hand antisepsis was compared with that of the 2-stage method by the glove juice test based on the FDA's tentative final monograph. As a result, the persistent effect of the waterless method was superior to that of the 2-stage method. Furthermore, the waterless method achieved higher acceptability than the 2-stage method through survey of subjects' evaluation from the viewpoint of preference and positive economic effects. These findings suggest that the waterless method for surgical hand antisepsis has both appropriate immediate and persistent bactericidal activity, meets effectiveness fulfilling healthcare worker's needs and cost performance, and may be effective in clinical practice.<br>

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