Povidone-iodine irrigation of the subcutaneous tissue to prevent surgical wound infections.

Abstract

In a prospective randomized trial, the influence of irrigation of the subcutaneous tissue using povidone-iodine solution upon the development of postoperative wound infection was examined in 592 patients undergoing general surgical operative procedures. No beneficial effect of irrigation with povidone-iodine solution could be demonstrated, nor could it be demonstrated in the group as a whole or in the subgroups according to bacterial contamination.

• Authors: T E de Jong, R J Vierhout, T J van Vroonhoven
• Journal: Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics (Surg Gynecol Obstet) Vol. 155 Issue 2 Pg. 221-4 (Aug 1982) ISSN: 0039-6087 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7048591 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Povidone-Iodine
• Povidone

Topics

• Abdomen (surgery)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Hernia, Inguinal (surgery)
• Humans
• Postoperative Care
• Povidone (analogs & derivatives)
• Povidone-Iodine (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Random Allocation
• Surgical Wound Infection (prevention & control)
• Therapeutic Irrigation