The question you need to really ask is whether or not to close the wound at all. If you are willing to use iodine in a wound because it is dirty then you should not close the wound to begin with.
Hell my Dad used to dump hydorgen peroxide in my wounds; don't mean it is the right thing to do these days.
The best replacement is benzalkonium chloride.
Edited by billym (03/04/07 04:24 AM)