2 There are two recognized techniques for surgical hand preparation: a water-based scrub (with an antimicrobial soap) and a waterless scrub (with an alcohol-based hand rub). The time required can ...

Rather than simply broaching and reaming the femur, additional milling techniques allow fine-tuning of the femoral canal to adjust the offset and neck length. The scrub person must learn this ...

The video, titled Water-Based and Waterless Surgical Scrub Techniques, was submitted to the NEJM in 2021 and was published in September 2023, joining about 100 others in the journal’s online ...

Alcohol-only cleanser is significantly less effective than traditional surgical scrub when applied to the hands before the placement of central venous catheters, according to a study in the March ...