Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jan 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialInfluence of povidone-iodine preoperative showers on skin colonization in elective plastic surgery procedures.
Preoperative showering with antiseptic skin cleansers is common in elective operations, although the value of this procedure in reducing surgical wound infections has not been established. The authors designed a prospective study to assess the influence of povidone-iodine preoperative showers on skin colonization in elective plastic surgery procedures. ⋯ Single preoperative povidone-iodine showers are effective in reducing staphylococcal skin colonization before elective clean plastic surgical procedures on the thorax and abdomen.