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ArticleBone & joint research2021

Optimal concentration of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as an irrigation solution additive to reduce infection rates in rat models of contaminated wound.

Junqing Lin, Tao Gao, Haifeng Wei, Hongyi Zhu, Xianyou Zheng

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Article in Bone & joint research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junqing LinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0498-4847
Tao GaoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Haifeng WeiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7842-0599
Hongyi ZhuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9643-0790
Xianyou ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-5394
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsIn wound irrigation, 1 mM ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is more efficacious than normal saline (NS) in removing bacteria from a contaminated wound. However, the optimal EDTA concentration remains unknown for different animal wound models.

methodsThe cell toxicity of different concentrations of EDTA dissolved in NS (EDTA-NS) was assessed by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8). Various concentrations of EDTA-NS irrigation solution were compared in three female Sprague-Dawley rat models: 1) a skin defect; 2) a bone exposed; and 3) a wound with an intra-articular implant. All three models were contaminated with

resultsCell viability intervened below 10 mM concentrations of EDTA-NS showed no cytotoxicity. Concentrations of 1, 2, and 5 mM EDTA-NS had lower rates of infection and positive cultures for

conclusionThe concentrations of EDTA-NS below 10 mM are safe for irrigation. The optimal concentration of EDTA-NS varies by type of wound after experimental inoculation of three types of wound. Cite this article:

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Antibacterial agentsSurgical wound infectionTherapeutic irrigation

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