L. Latchu1 G. Sareen Babu2 Balachandra Reddy3 K. V. Madhusudhan4 K. Lokesh5 Y. Mahesh Babu6
: Many techniques are there for skin preparation before surgery, the commonest being initial scrub with antiseptic soap solution, followed by painting the prepared area with antiseptic paint solution. But degerming of the skin can be done with antiseptics used for less than one minute which is as effective as five minute scrub with germicidal soap solution followed by painting with antiseptics. 1. To evaluate the efficacy of povidone iodine alone and antiseptic agent containing alcoholic chlorhexidine with povidone iodine in preoperative skin preparation by taking swab culture. 2. To compare the rate of postoperative wound infection in both the groups
