Bibliographic information
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
New
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
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low