Effect of povidone iodine on silicone gel breast implants in vitro: implications for clinical practice

Irrigation of breast implants and breast implant pockets with various solutions, including povidone iodine, has been a common practice among plastic surgeons for many years. Recent reports of potential weakening of silicone tubing have led the Food and Drug Administration to pronounce any contact of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) 2004-09, Vol.114 (3), p.706-710
Hauptverfasser:	Zambacos, George J, Nguyen, Dai, Morris, Robert J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Infective Agents, Local - administration & dosage Breast Implants - microbiology Contracture - microbiology Contracture - prevention & control Humans In Vitro Techniques Povidone-Iodine - administration & dosage Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology Prosthesis-Related Infections - prevention & control Silicone Gels Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control Staphylococcus epidermidis Therapeutic Irrigation - methods
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