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Hibiclens® Antiseptic Skin Cleanser
Clinicians around the world are under constant pressure to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Although infection rates are falling, one in 25 hospital patients still acquires an HAI.¹ Daily patient bathing can help you to protect more of your patients and prevent the spread of infection.
The use of antiseptics to disinfect surgical instruments and hospital environments is an established part of all pre-surgical procedures. Research shows that another major factor in reducing infection is patient bathing prior to surgery.² ³ Showering three times with a 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) solution was found to reduce skin flora 20-fold, and to lower bacterial counts of the incision when measured at the end of the procedure.⁴
Antiseptics containing CHG kill micro-organisms on contact, but they also bond with the skin to keep killing pathogens long after application.⁵ This makes them an indispensable part of any hospital’s infection control protocols. The use of a 4% CHG solution has been shown to help to reduce hospital infection rates, resulting in improved patient care and significant economic benefits. ³
Hibiclens® has been trusted by healthcare professionals for more than 40 years, proving its efficacy and safety. This antiseptic skin cleanser provides effective defense against the spread of infection in your facilities.
HIBICLENS
A 4% chlorhexidine gluconate solution for patient skin antisepsis.
With multiple indications, Hibiclens has a great deal of utility throughout the hospital facility. The 4% chlorhexidine gluconate solution is in a gentle, skin cleansing base that can be used for:
• Daily patient bed baths, as part of a horizontal infection prevention approach
• Preoperative / postoperative showering and decolonization, as part of surgical site infection prevention bundles
• Surgical hand scrubbing
• Personnel hand washing
• Preoperative skin preparation
HIBI UNIVERSAL BATHING SYSTEM
Harness the power of the bath with this convenient, basinless system
Our HUBS, when combined with Hibiclens antiseptic skin cleanser, gives you the power to remove and kill bacteria ¹ with a proven 4% CHG solution. Your patients can benefit mentally and physically from a bed bath.² Daily bed bathing provides the opportunity to evaluate skin integrity ², stimulate circulation ³ and promote range of motion ² and can improve the patient’s self-image and comfort.²
• Greater control of the bathing patient process
• Easy and convenient means for patient bathing
• Efficient alternative to basins and linens
• Compatible with Hibiclens antiseptic skin cleanser
• Durable yet gentle disposable wash cloths
‘References’
1. Rupp ME, Cavalieri RJ, Lyden E, et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2012 Nov; 33(11): 1094-1000.
2. Downey L, Lloyd H (2008). Bed bathing patients in hospital. Nursing Standard. 22, 34, 35-40. Date of acceptance: January 31 2008.
3. Rosdahl CB and Kowalski MT (2007). Textbook of basic nursing (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
4. HAI Data and Statistics, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/hai/surveillance/.
5. Rao, Nalini., et al. A Preoperative Decolonization Protocol for Staphylococcus Aureus Prevents Orthopaedic Infections. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 466.6 (2008): 1343-348.
