Diluted Aqueous Povidone-Iodine Compared to Saline to Decrease Surgical Site Infections
Status:
RECRUITING
Trial end date:
2025-11-01
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Summary
This is a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 1100 patients to evaluate the superiority of combined intraoperative wound irrigation with intraoperative peritoneal lavage with dilute aqueous povidone-iodine compared to normal saline in male and female patients between the ages of 18 and 80 years old undergoing emergency laparotomies with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) class 2 and 3 wounds.