We hypothesized that preoperative skin cleansing with chlorhexidine–alcohol is more protective against infection than is povidone–iodine. We randomly assigned adults undergoing clean ...

Preoperative skin antisepsis has the potential to decrease the risk of surgical-site infection. However, evidence is limited to guide the choice of antiseptic agent at cesarean delivery, which is ...

Iodine povacrylex in alcohol may be the preferred skin antisepsis during closed fracture surgery vs. chlorhexidine gluconate. Iodine povacrylex in alcohol resulted in fewer surgical site infections.

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Tested at 25 different hospital sites across the U.S. and Canada, every two months surgeons alternated the use of iodine alcohol antiseptic solutions with use of chlorhexidine in alcohol.

In closed fractures, surgical-site infection occurred in 2.4% of patients prepped with a solution of 0.7% iodine povacrylex in 74% isopropyl alcohol (Duraprep) compared with 3.3% among those ...

Rather than prepping patients with iodine-alcohol -- a common antiseptic combination in C-sections -- the research indicates that chlorhexidine-alcohol is significantly more effective. The ...

A trace element found in seawater and certain soils, iodine is essential in the production of hormones in the thyroid gland, and iodine deficiency can lead to thyroid issues. Here are a few signs ...

You can use alcohol to help you loosen it. • Continue soaking the swollen skin with povidone-iodine for seven to 10 days until the skin has completely returned to normal. You’ll know it’s he ...

Iodine is a chemical compound used in some disinfectants and some chemicals used in X-ray procedures. Some people can have a severe intolerance to iodine, but it is not categorized as an allergic ...

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