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Skin antisepsis during steady-state hyperbaric exposure and subsequent decompression.

G Nichols·R F Goad·B Page
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A custom-made container for the transfer of bacteriological sampling pads was used in a trial to test the feasibility of human skin disinfection during saturation or steady-state diving and subsequent decompression. Analysis of the results of colony counting and typing from 6 days of pre- and postcleansing samples taken during a recent saturation dive indicates that the skin of hyperbaric chamber occupants can be effectively sterilized in the event of a need to prepare for anesthetic or surgical procedures while still under pressure. A separate survey was also made to establish any pattern of change in bacterial flora of the chamber interior during the trial. Results of this survey are briefly discussed.

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G Nichols, R F Goad, B Page. 1983. Skin antisepsis during steady-state hyperbaric exposure and subsequent decompression.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6351398/

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