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A study to compare the effectiveness of Betadine Dressing versus Surgical spirit dressing in prevention of pin site infection among the patients with external skeletal fixators in selected Medical College Hospital, Odisha

Laxmi Mani Tudu

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A quantitative approach and quasi-experimental design without control group was under taken in M.K.C.G Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Ganjam, and VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla, Sambalpur, to compare the effectiveness of betadine dressing versus surgical spirit dressing in prevention of pin site infection among the patients with external skeletal fixators. Forty numbers of patients with external skeletal fixator from the orthopaedic department of both the hospitals were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. Observation check list and rating scale were used to collect data, and the collected data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed a significant difference in the level of pin site infection before and after antiseptic dressing in both the experimental groups. The result showed that antiseptic pin site care of external skeletal fixator has definite role in reducing the severity of pin site infection. It is also revealed that betadine wound dressing is much more effective in the prevention of pin site infection among the patients with external fixator.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijnspr.v4i2.822

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