Ann Surg Treat Res.  2018 Oct;95(4):230-232. 10.4174/astr.2018.95.4.230.

Methods used in the study, Evaluation of a polyurethane foam dressing impregnated with 3% povidone-iodine (Betafoam) in a rat wound model, led to unreliable results

• Benskin LL

• KMID: 2421201
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4174/astr.2018.95.4.230

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Animals
Bandages*
Methods*
Polyurethanes*
Povidone-Iodine*
Rats*
Wounds and Injuries*
Polyurethanes
Povidone-Iodine

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