Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
The panel suggests considering the use of irrigation of the incisional wound with an aqueous PVP-I (povidone-iodine ) solution before closure for the purpose of preventing SSI (surgical site infection), particularly in clean and clean-contaminated wounds