3M™ Skin and Nasal Antiseptic, 192401
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About the product
Take control of your pre surgical infection prevention protocol. Apply 3M™ Skin and Nasal Antiseptic one hour before surgery to reduce bacteria in the nares.⁴
Product Details
- 3M™ Skin and Nasal Antiseptic:
- A pH-balanced formulation with a scientifically developed film-forming polymer to increase persistence.
- Helps improve patient safety and protocol compliance without alcohol or antibiotics.
- More effective than 10% povidone-iodine for intranasal S. aureus decolonization over the 4 hour time interval (p=0.003).
- Evidence-based solution supported by 10 investigator-initiated studies
Suggested Applications
- Works within one hour⁴ and easily fits within your facility preoperative protocol, so you can ensure compliance.
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¹ 3M Study-05-011017; ² Phillips M, Rosenburg A, Shopsin B, et al. Preventing surgical site infections; A randomized, open-label trial of nasal mupirocin ointment and nasal povidone-iodine solution. Infect Control Hosp Epidomiol. 2014;35:826-832.; ³ Rezapoor M, Nicholson T, Patel R, Mostafavi R, Chen AF, Parvizi J. Do iodine-based solutions differ in their effectiveness for decolonizing intranasal Staphylococcus aureus? Presented at the MSIS Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, August 2015.; ⁴ 3M Study-05-011100.; ⁵ Bebko SP, Green DM, Awad SS. Effect of a preoperative decontamination protocol on surgical site infections in patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery with hardware implantation. JAMA Surg. 15;150:390-295.; ⁶ Brown L, Shelly M, Greene L, et al. The effect of universal intranasal povidone iodine antisepsis on total joint replacement surgical site infections. Presented at the APIC National Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 2014.; ⁷ Waibel ML. Revisiting process improvement for total joint arthroplasty SSI. Presented at the APIC National Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 2013.; ⁸ Hogenmiller JR, Hamilton J, Clayman T, et al. Preventing orthopedic total joint replacement SSIs through a comprehensive best practice bundle/checklist. Presented at the APIC National Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2011.