Abstract
Since April 2000, we have applied a preoperative special skin preparation in order to prevent surgical site infection (SSI) for cardiovascular surgery patients. After skin preparation with popidone iodine painting, patients take a shower and scrub using the same disinfectant 3 to 1 days before surgery. In the morning of operative day, patients take a shower and scrub using disinfectant, and then received skin painting on their beds. After induction of anesthesia, skin was scrubbed with iodine soap, then painted 3 times. 378 patients had undergone operations until December 2007. No SSI had occurred, except 1 case of inguinal graft infection who had not received the routine preparation at that site. However, this program is complicated, and so we are planning to change for a 1 day program from 3 days program.
