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authors: Khan, Mubarak Muhamed; Parab, Sapna Ramkrishna
title: 0.5% povidone iodine irrigation in otorhinolaryngology surgical practice during COVID 19 pandemic()
date: 2020-08-19
journal: Am J Otolaryngol
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102687
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doc_id: 911231
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The world, at present, is facing a terrible health havoc created by the COVID 19 pandemic. It has taken away the toll of lives since its outbreak in Wuhan. Several doctors, nurses and others health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients are infected with the disease and are dying from the virus. During the unlock phase, the routine medical services are resuming back along with the surgical elective procedures with due safety measures. We, otorhinolaryngologists are the hardest hit medical specialities amongst all and the area we 

coblation tonsillectomies) and head and neck surgeries. Inorder to achieve virucidal action of

5% PVP-I, the irrigation fluid should be in contact with the tissues for 15 seconds 10 . Preparation of 0.5 percent PVP-I irrigation: 1. Add 25 ml of 10% PVP -I to 500 ml Normal Saline to make it into 0.5 percent PVP-I irrigation solution

Advantages of 0.5% PVP-I: 1. light coloured 2. 0.5% PVP-I is easy to prepare and is inexpensive 3. No reported allergies 4. Though not proved, it probably reduces the viral titres of SARS CoV 2 5. does not stain the tissues REFERENCES: 1

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