Clinical consensus

There is a significant variation in approaches and outcomes in HCAI prevention
in the UK, including the different types of intervention they utilise. While
some infection preventionists deliver chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) washes
for patients, others wash all patients with CHG or use soap and water. This
indicates that, despite the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s
(NICE) presentation of the clinical and cost efficacy of CHG in reducing the risk
of Surgical Site Infections (SSIs)1, there is no standardised approach to patient
hygiene, and often these protocols are implemented in an inconsistent manner
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