Open AccessThe safety of povidone-iodine solution in tympanoplasty: a randomised, triple-blind, placebo-controlled study
Author(s) -
Behrouz Barati,
Mahboobe Asadi,
Matin Ghazizadeh,
Ghazal Norouzi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta otorhinolaryngologica italica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1827-675X
pISSN - 0392-100X
DOI - 10.14639/0392-100x-n1369
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , bone conduction , iodine , surgery , otology , tympanoplasty , anesthesia , audiology , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , metallurgy
Nowadays, povidone-iodine is commonly used as a disinfectant in head and neck procedures. The present study investigated the effect of povidone-iodine, which is used as a disinfectant solution in tympanoplasty, on patients' hearing.