Whether povidone iodine is good or iodophor is good usually depends on the patient's purpose. If the patient wants to achieve better results, povidone iodine can be used. If they want simple disinfection and cleaning, iodophor can be used.
1. Compared to povidone iodine, povidone iodine has a wider disinfection range, but the disinfection effect of povidone iodine is better than that of povidone iodine. If the patient's wound is very serious, povidone iodine can be used for disinfection. In simple disinfection in daily life, povidone iodine can be used not only because it has a wide range of applications, but also because it has less irritation and can be used for mucosal disinfection without causing excessive pain, It is very effective in a short period of time and can kill many pathogenic microorganisms.
2. The disinfection effect of povidone iodine is usually better than that of iodine. If the patient is cleaning and disinfecting the wound at home, povidone iodine can be used, but its irritancy is usually greater and can cause severe pain. This medication is usually used when medical personnel disinfect part of the skin during venipuncture.