Do Not Do Recommendation

Do Not Do Recommendation Details

Recommendation:

Do not use Eusol and gauze for debridement in the management of surgical site infection.

Interventions:

eusol and gauze

Source guidance details

Guidance:

Surgical site infection (CG74)

Published date:

October 2008

Paragraph number:

1.4.10

Page number:

16

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• Do not use topical antimicrobial agents for surgical wounds that are healing by primary intention to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use Eusol and gauze to manage surgical wounds that are healing by secondary intention.
• Do not use moist cotton gauze to manage surgical wounds that are healing by secondary intention.
• Do not use mercuric antiseptic solutions to manage surgical wounds that are healing by secondary intention.
• Do not use dextranomer for debridement in the management of surgical site infection.
• Do not use enzymatic treatments for debridement in the management of surgical site infection.
• Do not use hair removal routinely to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use razors for hair removal, because they increase the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use nasal decontamination with topical antimicrobial agents aimed at eliminating staphylococcus aureus routinely to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use mechanical bowel preparation routinely to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use antibiotic prophylaxis routinely for clean non-prosthetic uncomplicated surgery.
• Do not use non-iodophor-impregnated incise drapes routinely for surgery as they may increase the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use diathermy for surgical incision to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not give insulin routinely to patients who do not have diabetes to optimise blood glucose postoperatively as a means of reducing the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use wound irrigation to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use intracavity lavage to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use intraoperative skin re-disinfection or topical cefotaxime in abdominal surgery to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.
• Do not use topical cefotaxime in abdominal surgery to reduce the risk of surgical site infection.