I recently reported that Betadine straight from the bottle into a wound was considered caustic to tissue and should therefore be diluted. Well, today (July 5, 2004 at 0100 MST) I spoke with the Doc at the ER and learned the "old school" of thought were along those lines.

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Now a wound is irrigated (depending on the need and amount of debris) and just prior to closure about 10cc of Betadine is literally dumped in and after about 2 minutes it is rinsed out and the wound closed. CAUTION: Be sure your patient is not allergic to iodine, or shellfish, as this may cause problems.

I learned two things today…

One: I was still under the “old school of thought” and should therefore consider full strength Betadine in wound irrigation.

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Hope this clears the air yet again and the Doc did refer me to the website as you have. HMMMMMMM

I apologize to you (and all) if I caused any confusion and gave incorrect information.