A safe and comparable alternative to BIPP packing following tympanoplasty for tympanic membrane perforation

ConclusionsBIPP-impregnated ribbon gauze and chloramphenicol/wick are both comparable methods for packing an ear following tympanoplasty for tympanic membrane perforation. This is useful information both for surgeons who commonly use BIPP and have a patient with a known iodine allergy, or who is not known to be allergic to iodine but has been packed with BIPP previously, and for those who do not have access to BIPP and wish to use a pack with comparable success.
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research