Comparison of disinfection effect between benzalkonium chloride and povidone iodine in nasotracheal intubation: a randomized trial

Abstract Background Nasotracheal intubation can potentially result in microbial contamination from the upper respiratory tract to the lower respiratory tracts. However, an ideal nasotracheal disinfection method is yet to be determined. Therefore, we compared the disinfection effects between benzalko...

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Main Authors: Aiji Sato-Boku, Keiji Nagano, Yoshiaki Hasegawa, Yuji Kamimura, Yoshiki Sento, MinHye So, Eisuke Kako, Masahiro Okuda, Naoko Tachi, Hidekazu Ito, Yushi Adachi, Kazuya Sobue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0839-y