Hypochlorous acid irrigation reduces the rate of infections in patients undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction☆
Allison Perko, Emily McCoy, Eden Crowsey, David M Straughan · 2026
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Description
Allison Perko and co-authors test a body-made rinse that may cut infections after implant breast rebuilds. Their 2026 study reviews cases at one center from 2021 to 2024. Infection is the top snag of implant rebuilds, striking up to a third of cases in some reports, so surgeons trial many pocket rinses.
Of 193 breast procedures, the rinse group had a three percent infection rate. The no-rinse group sat at thirteen percent. The gap cleared statistical ground, and the two groups looked alike on other traits. The rinse is hypochlorous acid, the same germ killer white blood cells make. The authors back its routine use during implant rebuilds.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Allison Perko, Emily McCoy, Eden Crowsey, David M Straughan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |