Application of chlorhexidine acetate disinfectant in pin site care of patients with calcaneal traction

Abstract

Objective To explore the application effect of chlorhexidine acetate disinfectant in pin site care of the patients with calcaneal traction. Methods From January 2014 to December 2015, 85 cases of patients with calcaneal traction were selected as the research object by purpose sampling method, and were divided into the control group (n=42) and the intervention group (n=43) according to admission time. Patients in two group all received closed nursing for pin site care. Patients in the control group used povidone iodine disinfectant, while patients in the intervention group used chlorhexidine acetate disinfectant. We estimated the infection rate of the patients in two groups. Results During the period of calcaneal traction, there was no pin site infection over level IV happened in two groups. In the first day after calcaneal traction, there was no difference in the infection rate between two groups (P>0.05) . In the third day, the fifth day after calcaneal traction and the day before internal fixation, the incidence rate and the level of pin-site infection in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group (Z=-3.214, -2.662, -3.094, P<0.05) . Conclusions Chlorhexidine acetate disinfectant can decrease the infection rate of pin site in patients with calcaneal traction under closed nursing. It provides an effective nursing method for preventing the infection of pin site. Key words: Hospital, orthopedic department; Traction; Disinfection; Infection; Chlorhexidine acetate disinfectant solution