Dear Sir, We wish to provide readers with an update on an article published in Eplasty in 2009.1 Our original article reported the performance of commercially available skin marker pens after application of a chlorhexidine-based skin preparation and compared those performances with that of traditional marker pens. Preoperative skin preparation with chlorhexidine-based solution is preferred over...

The following experimental results have been obtained. 1. Native egg albumin treated with iodine and then denatured no longer gives a nitroprusside test or reduces dilute ferricyanide in neutral Duponol PC solution. 2. More iodine is needed to abolish the ferricyanide reduction if the reaction between native egg albumin and iodine is carried out at pH 6.8 than if the reaction is carried out at ...

Introduction Iodine and iodinated resin have been evaluated for water treatment. Iodine (2.5-7.0 mg/l water) has been used in water treatment since 1900, especially for troops. Iodine’s solubility in water depends on temperature (0.29 g/1 at 20°C, 0.78 g/l at 50°C and 4.45 g/1 at 100°C). Its hydrolysis and hence speciation in water depends on pH and concentration of titrable iodine in solution....

Background Deep wound infection in spine surgery is a debilitating complication for patients and increases costs. The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy of wound pulse irrigation with a dilute povidone-iodine solution in the prevention of surgical site infection. Methods 50 patients undergoing spinal surgery were randomly divided into two groups (A and B) of 25 p...

PURPOSE To compare infection rates associated with 2 dressing solutions for metal-skin interfaces. METHODS 60 patients who underwent distraction osteogenesis with external fixators were equally randomised into 2 dressing solution groups (diluted povidone-iodine vs. saline). Fixations were attained using either rigid stainless steel 5-mm diameter half pins or smooth stainless steel 1.8-mm diam...

Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) remain a challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon to treat and remain a leading cause of failure of both primary and revision total joint arthroplasty. Once a PJI develops, surgical treatment is generally indicated and includes an aggressive irrigation and debridement. One component of the irrigation and debridement involves the use of an antiseptic irrigating...

In connection with the determination of serum protein-bound iodine (PBI), it is occasionally advantageous to have available reagents with a very low iodine blank. Of the reagents required in a PBI procedure employing dialysis, wet combustion with 112S04 and Cr (VI), volatilization of iodine after liberation with 113P03, and estimation of iodine by means of the Ce (IV)-As (III) reaction, the Cr ...

Background: This study also will help to identify the specific site of biopsy of oral pre-malignant and malignant lesions and to correlate lugol’s iodine solution staining of oral tissue with histological findings. Objective: The aim of this study to detect any suspicious of oral cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions as an early diagnostic tool. Methods: Sixty cases of oral lesions were selected ...

Two aspects of handwashing in hospital were considered. A study was carried out to examine the contamination of bar soap and containers, and the use of antiseptic soaps in reducing the resident flora of the skin. Swabs were collected from soap dishes on six wards and from a bacteriology laboratory on four consecutive days. The unmedicated bar soap was replaced by bar soap containing 2.5% povido...