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Chlorhexidine gluconate lavage during total joint arthroplasty may improve wound healing compared to dilute betadine

PURPOSE: Intraoperative wound irrigation prior to closure during total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is an essential component of preventing infections and limiting health care system costs. While studies have shown the efficacy of dilute betadine in reducing infection risk, there remains concerns over i...

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Autores principales: Lung, Brandon E., Le, Ryan, Callan, Kylie, McLellan, Maddison, Issagholian, Leo, Yi, Justin, McMaster, William C., Yang, Steven, So, David H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9276865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35819733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40634-022-00503-w