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Skin Antisepsis Before Surgical Fixation of Limb Fractures: The PREPARE Trial

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January 2024

Skin Antisepsis Before Surgical Fixation of Limb Fractures: The PREPARE Trial

Vol: 306| Issue: 1| Number:17| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Skin antisepsis before surgical fixation of limb fractures

NEJM. 2024 01-Jan;():.

Contributing Authors:
Investigators PREP-IT

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The PREPARE Trial was a cluster-randomized, crossover trial part of the PREP-IT program, which compared alcohol-based anti-septic solutions of iodine povacrylex vs. chlorhexidine gluconate in operative fracture patients. THE PREPARE Trial included a total of 8485 patients who underwent fracture fixation: 1700 patients with open limb fractures and 6785 with closed lower-limb or pelvic fractures. Ra...

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