Vetasept Chlorhexadine scrub BLUE

RE: Vetasept Chlorhexadine scrub BLUE

James Colver Cert. Ed, RVN — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:17:16 GMT

It's just Chlorhex and spirit with blue dye...

RE: Vetasept Chlorhexadine scrub BLUE

Lily Dawson — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 11:59:49 GMT

Hey

I work in a referal practice and our protocol includes chloroprep.

We do an initial scrub in the prep room of 50:50 hibi solution. The area is then covered with a swab soaked in this solution whilst transfered into theatre.

Once in theatre the swabs are removed and the area is scrubbed with orange chloroprep.

We concentrate over the area of incision for 30 seconds and then cover the rest of the area until all has gone orange.

This method seems to work well for our practice.

RE: Vetasept Chlorhexadine scrub BLUE

ragina falange — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:45:03 GMT

Hi. We currently use the chlorapreps, however some surgeons are slightly dubious of them, is there any papers/ study's regarding this 'blue' hibi scrub? What actually is it?

or can you point me in the direction of someone who does??

RE: Vetasept Chlorhexadine scrub BLUE

James Colver Cert. Ed, RVN — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:14:48 GMT

Hello!

We have recently overhauled our skin prep to include the blue Chlorhex. and it's been working very well.

1) Patients are clipped and given a preliminary scrub in prep using 1:1 hibi and water, and using the friction method.

2) Into theatre for final prep - we used to do another prep with hibi and then a spray with spirit, but in light of recent evidence we have now abandoned spirit spray bottles and the patient will either have their final prep done with Chloraprep (which is charged to the client) or for more routine ops / cost sensitive, instead of Chloraprep we have autoclave bags (sterile) containing a small bowl, a pair of artery forceps and 4 pieces of recycled hand sponge (we use the disposable hand sponges)

The nurse opens the sterile pack for the surgeon who takes out the bowl, forceps and sponge squares, the nurse then tips some blue into the bowl, and the surgeon picks up a sponge with the forceps and paints the area for a final prep.

Hope this helps - this is what one of our nurses saw at a local and respected referral practice and then introduced it at ours.