Intraoperative povidone-iodine irrigation for infection prevention

Although prevention of infection following arthroplasty requires a multifaceted approach, the use of intraoperative irrigation is an important component of any protocol. Recent clinical practice guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, and International Consensus M...

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Autores principales: Goswami, Karan, Austin, Matthew S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Surgical Technique
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6728529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31516971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2019.04.004
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Sumario:Although prevention of infection following arthroplasty requires a multifaceted approach, the use of intraoperative irrigation is an important component of any protocol. Recent clinical practice guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, and International Consensus Meeting on Musculoskeletal Infection advocate the use of a dilute povidone-iodine solution prior to wound closure. Our experience suggests that this practice is safe, inexpensive, and easily implemented. The present article describes our institutional irrigation protocol and reviews the current literature regarding povidone-iodine solutions.

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