Skin Antisepsis before Surgical Fixation of Extremity Fractures.
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N Engl J Med. 2024 Feb 1;390(5):409-420. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307679.
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PMID: 38294973
Clinical Trial.
METHODS: In a cluster-randomized, crossover trial at 25 hospitals in the United States and Canada, we randomly assigned hospitals to use a solution of 0.7% iodine povacrylex in 74% isopropyl alcohol (iodine group) or 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% isopropyl …
METHODS: In a cluster-randomized, crossover trial at 25 hospitals in the United States and Canada, we randomly assigned hospitals to use a s …