Efficacy of Diluted Betadine vs Antibiotic Installation Before Surgical Wound Closure in Prevention of Post Cardiac Surgery Wound Infection

Summary

1. Infection control and health-care-associated infections and Safety of medical service providers 2. Evidence based management of common medical and surgical problems

Timeline

Start

2022-09

Primary completion

2024-03

Completion

2024-04

Publications

• Background Cotogni P, Barbero C, Rinaldi M. Deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery: Evidences and controversies. World J Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov 4;4(4):265-73. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v4.i4.265. eCollection 2015 Nov 4.
• Background Singh K, Anderson E, Harper JG. Overview and management of sternal wound infection. Semin Plast Surg. 2011 Feb;25(1):25-33. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1275168.
• Background Kotnis-Gaska A, Mazur P, Olechowska-Jarzab A, Stanisz A, Bulanda M, Undas A. Sternal wound infections following cardiac surgery and their management: a single-centre study from the years 2016-2017. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2018 Jun;15(2):79-85. doi: 10.5114/kitp.2018.76472. Epub 2018 Jun 25.
• Background Asghar A, Talha KM, Amanullah M, Shahabuddin S. Comparison of figure of eight and traditional simple wire closure method to prevent dehiscence after sternal closure. J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Nov;70(11):2001-2006. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.20135.
• Background Goswami K, Austin MS. Intraoperative povidone-iodine irrigation for infection prevention. Arthroplast Today. 2019 May 22;5(3):306-308. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2019.04.004. eCollection 2019 Sep.

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