Povidone-iodine dressings on surgical site infection rates

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Effect of Povidone- Iodine dressings on surgical site infection rate

• IRAS ID

  163407

• Contact name

  A Deshpande

• Contact email

  Amar.Deshpande@wwl.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 3 months, 22 days

• Research summary

  We will be using either povidone iodine dressings or plain dressings on post-surgery on breast surgery patients. We will follow these patients 2-3 weeks following surgery and record whether the surgical site has become infected or not. We then record this information and look at whether the patient had an iodine dressing or not. We hope to determine whether using povidone-iodine post surgery affects the patients chance of infection.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/WM/1166

• Date of REC Opinion

  12 Dec 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion