Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
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Surg Gynecol Obstet · Nov 1983
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialPovidone-iodine wound irrigation and wound sepsis.
In this prospective, randomized study of 187 patients undergoing a variety of general surgical procedures, no significant difference could be demonstrated between those patients whose wounds were irrigated with normal saline solution and those whose wounds were irrigated with povidone-iodine. The potential of an alpha or a beta error is discussed.