Applying iodine povacrylex in alcohol instead of chlorhexidine gluconate before surgery is associated with fewer surgical site infections in closed, but not open, extremity fractures, new research ...
Studies evaluating surgical-site infection have had conflicting results with respect to the use of alcohol solutions containing iodine povacrylex or chlorhexidine gluconate as skin antisepsis before ...
For patients undergoing surgical fixation of extremity fractures, the most appropriate preoperative skin antisepsis to prevent surgical-site infections is unclear. New research findings are summarized ...