The effectiveness of irrigation method by normal saline compared to povidone iodine soaking in decreasing the rate of contamination in appendectomy wound

Background: The number of bacteria is important as much as the type of it in developing wound infection. Pressurized irrigation of the surgical wound leads to decrease bacterial number which led to decrease incidence of wound infection. Objective: to evaluate effectiveness of normal saline irrigati...

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Main Authors: Hassan A. Hassan, Mohannad K. Al-Bermani, Aws B. Abed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine University of Baghdad 2016-10-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/255