Reduction of Postoperative Wound Infections by Antiseptica?

"Experimental arm: irrigation of subcutaneous tissue after fascia closure with polihexanide (ten minutes).~A single dose of perioperative antibiotics (cefuroxim alone or cefuroxim and metrodidazole in bowel surgeries) was given 30 minutes before skin incision.~Hair removal was done with electronic clippers and preoperative skin antisepsis was performed with propanol and povidone-iodine.~Before closure of fascia, instruments and gloves were changed. No subcutaneous suture was used. Skin was closed either with skin staples, continuous intracutaneous suture or interrupted suture.~All surgeries were done according to the Standard Operating Procedures of the Department for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin."

"Control arm: irrigation of subcutaneous tissue after fascia closure with NaCl (one minute) A single dose of perioperative antibiotics (cefuroxim alone or cefuroxim and metrodidazole in bowel surgeries) was given 30 minutes before skin incision.~Hair removal was done with electronic clippers and preoperative skin antisepsis was performed with propanol and povidone-iodine.~All surgeries were done according to the Standard Operating Procedures of the Department for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin.~Before closure of fascia, instruments and gloves were changed. No subcutaneous suture was used. Skin was closed either with skin staples, continuous intracutaneous suture or interrupted suture.~All surgeries were done according to the Standard Operating Procedures of the Department for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin."