Instrument Sterilization, Skin Preparation, and Wound Management

摘要: Recent advances in instrument sterilization include the introduction of gas plasma and increased use glutaraldehyde. Gas has advantages no toxic residue effects, reduced turnover time, applicability for heat- moisture-sensitive instruments. Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%) appears to be a superior preoperative surgical scrub both surgeon patient because its antimicrobial efficacy, residual activity, minimal tissue reactions. There are many new wound dressings topical medications treatment wounds, but efficacy most these preparations been evaluated only humans, dogs, cats. The ideal preparation dressing equine particularly wounds affecting distal limb, have not yet found.