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Sage 2% CHG Cloths address multi-drug resistant organisms on the patient's skin. This is a known risk factor for SSIs.5 Sage's unique alcohol-free, rinse-free formula is designed for early preop prep. It is quick-drying and stays on skin for maximum persistence compared to other preop prep products.
2% Formula Proven Effective
Our patent-pending, unique solution exceeds all FDA log-reduction criteria,13 and is effective against a broad spectrum of organisms including MRSA, VRE, and Acinetobacter.14,15
 Sage 2% CHG Cloths have been proven to leave more residual CHG on the skin than 4% solution.16,17 Sage's 2% CHG solution has also been shown to be significantly more successful than Triclosan at reducing the amount of bacteria on the skin.18
CHG is also the only preoperative skin prep agent that the CDC recognizes as having "excellent" activity against gram-positive bacteria as well as "excellent" residual activity.5 |
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 Successful Clinical Results
Implementing Sage 2% CHG Cloths has shown considerable success in reducing SSIs. One facility saw a 66% reduction in SSIs over a 10-month period,19 and another facility saw its SSI rate drop to zero 12 months after adding Sage 2% CHG Cloths.20 A different facility saw a 50% SSI reduction among orthopedic surgical patients.21
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| 1. DeFrances CJ, Hall MJ, Podgornik MN, 2003 National hospital discharge survey. CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics. No. 359;8 July 2005:14. 2. Hall MJ, Lawrence L, Ambulatory surgery in the United States, 1996. CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics. No. 300;12 Aug1998:7. 3. Stone PW, et al., Am J Infect Control. Nov 2005;33(9):501-9. 4. Figure calculated by multiplying SSI rate from ref. #5 by surgical procedure numbers from ref. #1 and #2. 5. Mangram AJ, et al., Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, Atlanta GA. 6. Kirkland KB, et al., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. Nov 1999;20(11):722-4. 7. Urban JA, Surg Infect. 2006 Jun;7 Suppl 1:S19-22. 8. Whitehouse JD, et al., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Apr;23(4):183-9. 9. Federal Register, Vol. 72 No.162, 2007 Aug: 47201-47205. 10. McGarry SA, et al., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. Jun 2004;25(6):461-7. 11. Engemann JJ, et al., Clin Infect Dis. 1 Mar 2003;36(5):592-8. 12. Getting started kit: Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection: how-to guide. Protecting 5 million lives from harm campaign, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), 2006. 13. Edmiston CE, et al., Skin antisepsis: efficacy of innovative chlorhexidine-impregnated surgical skin wipe (CIW) compared to traditional chlorhexidine surgical prep (TCP). Abstract presented at Surgical Infection Society (SIS) Annual Meeting, April 2006. 14. Time Kill and MIC Testing conducted by an independent laboratory; data on file. 15. Testing conducted by an independent laboratory; data on file. 16. Ryder M, Improving Skin Antisepsis: 2% No-Rinse CHG Cloths Improve Antiseptic Persistence on Patient Skin Over 4% CHG Rinse-Off Solution. Poster presented at Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) June 2007. 17. Edmiston CE, et al., Comparative of a new and innovative 2% chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated cloth with 4% chlorhexidine gluconate as topical antiseptic for preparation of the skin prior to surgery. American Journal of Infection Control(AJIC). Mar 2007;35(2):89-96. 18. Maki DG, Paulson DS, Prospective evaluation of 6 preoperative cutaneous antiseptic regimens for prevention of surgical site infection. Poster Presented at SHEA Conference, March, 2006. 19. Rhee H, Harris B, Preoperative Skin Preparation Protocol Results in Reduced SSI Rates. Presented at Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Orlando, FL, December 2007. 20. Livingston B, Challenges and Experience with Implementing Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation in a Veterans Administration (VA) Health System to Prevent Surgical Site Infections. Poster presented at Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) June 2007. 21. Eiselt D, Presurgical Skin Preparation with a Novel 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloth Leads to Decrease in Surgical Site Infection Rates in Orthopedic Surgical Patients. Poster presented at Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) June 2007. 22. Edmiston C, et al., Comparison of a New and Innovative 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Impregnated Preparation Cloth with the Standard 4% CHG Surgical Skin Preparation. Poster presented at the 2007 Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Congress, Orlando, FL Mar 2007. |
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