What is chlorhexidine swab used for?

CHG swab

Chlorhexidine swab also named CHG swab.
Which is a disinfectant and antiseptic that is commonly using for skin disinfection before surgery.

Surgery

To sterilize surgical instruments, and to clean wounds.
And it may prevent dental plaque, treat yeast infections of the mouth, and keep urinary catheters from blocking.

Disinfect

Chlorhexidine swab can use to disinfect the skin of the patient and the hands of the healthcare providers.
So it is available in various forms such as liquid, powder, and swabs.

The swab form of chlorhexidine is using as a skin cleanser for surgical scrubs, for preoperative skin preparation, and for germicidal hand rinses.

Hospitals

Because chlorhexidine swab is using extensively in hospitals and elsewhere as a broad-spectrum antiseptic.
Then it has been given as a maternal vaginal lavage, full-body newborn skin cleanser, and for umbilical cord cleansing to prevent infection in neonates.
The recent evidence showed that these chlorhexidine interventions may have a significant effect.

On the burden of neonatal infection and mortality in developing countries.

Medico Brand

The Chlorhexidine swab form of chlorhexidine is sold under various brands such as ChloraPrep One-Step, Dyna-Hex, Medico, and Spectrum-4 among others.

Effective

Medico brand Chlorhexidine is very effective for poor countries like Nepal, and its use is growing in the world for treating the umbilical cord.

High-quality
Because a 2015 Cochrane review has yielded high-quality evidence that within the community setting.

Chlorhexidine skin or cord care can reduce the incidence of omphalitis (inflammation of the umbilical cord) by 50% and neonatal mortality by 12%.