Evaluating the efficacy of dilute povidone-iodine versus normal saline for preventing surgical site infections following appendectomy: a prospective observational study in Ghanaian tertiary hospital

Abstract Background and Aims: Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a common postoperative complication for patients with acute appendicitis. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of dilute povidone-iodine and normal saline in preventing post-appendectomy surgical site infections. Methods Th...

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Glavni autori:	Sulemana Abdul-Latif, Joseph Yorke, Samuel Gyasi Brenu, Joseph Kwaku Oppong, Tonnies Abeku Buckman, Francis Somiah-Kwao Aitpillah, Jonathan Laryea, Gifty Kwakye, Michael Ofoe Adinku, Frank Enoch Gyamfi, Kwabena Agbedinu, Francis Akwaw Yamoah, Ishmael Kyei, Samuel Mensah, Charles Kofi Dally, Anita Eseenam Agbeko, Dominic Akuoku Darkwa, Kingsley Bosompem, Dennis Afful Yorke, Akwasi Opoku Agyapong, Nana Akosua Oppong-Nkrumah, Martin Kofi Adjei, Theodora-Ann Fremponma Ellis, Wilfred Sam-Awortwi Jnr, Yaa Takyi Baffowa
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	BMC 2025-08-01
Serija:	BMC Surgery
Teme:	Open appendectomy Normal saline Povidone iodine Surgical site infections
Online pristup:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-03088-0
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