|
Skin disinfection (chlorhexidine 5 mg/mL in 70 % ethanol)
|
All
|
Men
|
Women
|
|---|
|
36 °C
|
20 °C
|
Absolute difference
|
36 °C
|
20 °C
|
36 °C
|
20 °C
|
|---|
|
n = 106
|
n = 112
|
(90 % CI)
|
n = 62
|
n = 62
|
n = 44
|
n = 50
|
|---|
|
Before skin disinfection
|
95.3
|
96.4
| |
100
|
100
|
88.6
|
92
|
|
After skin disinfectiona
|
28.6
|
28.6
|
0 (−0.101 to 0.101)
|
40.3
|
43.5
|
11.6
|
10
|
|
After incision (wound)
|
24.5
|
30.4
|
−0.059 (−0,158 to 0.040)
|
40.3
|
45.2
|
2.3
|
12
|
|
Before wound closure (wound)
|
53.8
|
62.5
|
−0.087 (−0,197 to 0,023)
|
74.2
|
82.3
|
25
|
38
|
- Proportion of swabs from patients that showed any bacterial growth at the various time points. Data are shown as percentages and absolute difference with confidence intervals (CI)
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aPrimary outcome
