Table 5 Types of Pressure – High versus Low
From: Fluid lavage in patients with open fracture wounds (FLOW): an international survey of 984 surgeons
No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Preferred method of delivering irrigating solution to wounds | High Pressure | Battery operated/pulsatile | 345 (35.1%) |
Other | 16 (1.6%) | ||
Low Pressure | Battery operated irrigation device | 176 (17.9%) | |
Manual irrigation via bulb syringe | 317 (32.2%) | ||
Gravity Flow irrigation via tubing | 175 (17.8%) | ||
Gravity Flow irrigation dispensed via a basin/bowl | 20 (2.0%) | ||
Other | 7 (0.7%) |