Prophylactic povidone iodine in minor wounds.
A total of 628 patients requiring sutures for minor wounds in an accident and emergency unit was included in a controlled trial using povidone iodine dry powder spray (Disadine DP) as prophylaxis against wound infection. In patients with injuries of the forearm and hand there was a statistically significant reduction in infection rate (P less than 0.02). Povidone iodine spray was found to be an effective, simple to use, not toxic, antiseptic prophylactic agent.
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011205:Povidone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011208:Powders; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
D011208:Powders; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D011205:Povidone