Table 2 Type of Irrigation Solution Routinely Used
From: Fluid lavage in patients with open fracture wounds (FLOW): an international survey of 984 surgeons
Irrigation Solutions | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Irrigation solution routinely used for wound management | Normal saline alone | 676 (70.5%) |
Normal saline with bacitracin (or equivalent antibiotic solution) | 161 (16.8%) | |
Soap solution (or equivalent detergent) | 12 (1.3%) | |
Chlorhexidine | 15 (1.6%) | |
Iodine based | 55 (5.7%) | |
Hydrogen peroxide | 12 (1.3%) | |
Other | 28 (2.9%) | |