title: [Use of topic iodine in acute wounds].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to carry out a systematic review of the literature regarding the use of topic iodine and/or compounds in the treatment of acute wounds. The clinical trials were searched at the Cochrane's database using the following descriptors: iodine, acute wound, treatment, healing, infection, surgery, surgical. Twenty studies (52.6%) out of 38 met the criteria for inclusion. The articles were analyzed regarding journal and study characteristics and classified into five groups: iodine versus other topic agents (4/20%); iodine versus types of dressings (1/5%); iodine versus saline solution (5/25%); iodine versus no iodine (8/40%); and iodine at different concentrations (2/10%). Favorable results for the use of iodine and/or compounds occurred in 45% of the studies. Three out of 5 studies showed favorable results for healing and prevention of infection and 9 out of 15 studies were not favorable when only infection prevention was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Beneficencia Portuguesa de São Paulo, Brasil. alciclea@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Alcicléa dos Santos
authors.initials: Ados S
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Vera Lúcia Conceiçõ de Gouveia
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D006801:Humans; D017613:Iodine Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D017613:Iodine Compounds