Comparison of 5% povidone-iodine solution against 1% povidone-iodine solution in preoperative cataract surgery antisepsis: a prospective randomised double blind study

Background/aim: Povidone-iodine (PI, Betadine) is routinely used as a preoperative topical antiseptic in cataract surgery as it has been shown to reduce the incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis. However, the concentration used clinically is variable. In vitro studies have shown that PI is para...

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Hauptverfasser: Ferguson, A W, Scott, J A, McGavigan, J, Elton, R A, McLean, J, Schmidt, U, Kelkar, R, Dhillon, B
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Copyright 2003 British Journal of Ophthalmology 2003
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Clinical Science
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1771501/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12543744
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