Chlorhexidine gluconate versus povidone-iodine for nasal bacteria decolonization before transsphenoidal surgery in patients with pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority trial.
Jinyu QianJie LinJin LiuYali GongShufang ZhengLu MeiXin TangLina XieHong LiChao ZhangFeilong WangXue YangRong HuHua FengJishu XianBinbin TanYu-Jie ChenPublished in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2024)
CHG and PVP have equal efficacy in nasal decolonization before transsphenoidal surgery, but CHG seems to have comfort-related advantages in terms of less nasal irritation, less pungency, and better intranasal coloration.