In Vitro Antiseptic Effects on Viability of Neuronal and Schwann Cells

Background and ObjectiveChlorhexidine is recommended by several anesthesiology societies for antisepsis before regional anesthesia, but there is concern it may be neurotoxic. We evaluated the cytotoxicity of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine in human neuronal and rat Schwann cells.MethodsHuman SH-SY