Povidone-iodine wound irrigation and wound sepsis.

In this prospective, randomized study of 187 patients undergoing a variety of general surgical procedures, no significant difference could be demonstrated between those patients whose wounds were irrigated with normal saline solution and those whose wounds were irrigated with povidone-iodine. The potential of an alpha or a beta error is discussed.

Keywords

Saline Solution, Hypertonic, Random Allocation, Humans, Povidone, Surgical Wound Infection, Prospective Studies, Middle Aged, Therapeutic Irrigation, Povidone-Iodine

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