prepping solutions

.... Has anyone seen burning or tan like appearence in operative area once the drapes are removed?

The Chloroprep remaining on the skin gives a sort of tan (orangeish) appearance. I take it that this is not what you're referring to. I've been in the OR for just over a year and have not seen any discoloration apart from the Cloroprep itself.

We have some chloroprep that is tented so that you can see where you have prepped as opposed to the clear prep, but other than that I have never seen any other discoloration.

There are different types of chloraprep. The most common is tinted orange, but there is a clear and also a blue tinted one. The clear makes it too hard to see where you have prepped and the blue makes post op RNs crazy because they can't always tell if its the prep (which should not be washed off after surgery) or if it is really the patient...so orange is the most common.

Jenny

Make sure the prep is dry before the ioban drape is placed on the patient's skin. Wet prep can cause the patient's skin to be burned.

Make sure the prep is dry before the ioban drape is placed on the patient's skin. Wet prep can cause the patient's skin to be burned.

Not only, but winds up being a big fire hazard especially with alcohol based preps like Duraprep. So whaddya do when the surgeon is breathing down your neck. Either remind him why you wait, or get a towel from your scrub and very lightly pat the arees of pooling.

I have not seen any reactions to hibiclens or Chloraprep. That's not to say that it doesn't happen.