Fatal Iodine Toxicity following Surgical Debridement of a Hip Wound: Case Report
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health
- Vol. 30 (3) , 353-355
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199003000-00019
Abstract
This report presents the case of a patient who expired 10 hours following and emergent hip-wound debridement where Betadine, a povidone iodine solution, was used to provide continuous postoperative wound irrigation. Toxic manifestations of systemic iodine absorption appeared to cause her demise.Keywords
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