Evaluation of a new povidone-iodine-impregnated polyethylene oxide gel occlusive dressing.
Forty-five surgical wounds were closed by suture technic and then treated with either a polyethylene oxide gel (POG) dressing or a povidone-iodine-impregnated polyethylene oxide gel (PVPI-POG) dressing. In the control group with the POG dressing alone, three wound infections, representing 25% of those patients, were encountered. In the PVPI-POG dressing group no wound infections were encountered. Wound healing, in terms of reduced inflammation and faster epidermal approximation, appeared better in the PVPI-POG dressing group.
D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011205:Povidone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D005782:Gels; D010087:Oxides; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D011205:Povidone