irrigate or not to irrigate wounds

[Randa74]

What is the recommended method to clean a wound.

a) irrigate with normal saline using 30-35cc syringe attached to 18-19 gauge cathelon resulting in 8psi.

or

b) using normal saline and gauze.

These are the two different methods in my health region.

[RN1989]

There are various schools of thought. The best answer is to follow whatever your hospital policy says so that you do not get into trouble.

[Randa74]

My hospital does not have a policy on this. Just wanted to know what method most facilities are using.

[sharlynn]

Wound Wash Saline is great! It is usually cheaper than bottles of saline (which should be discarded after 24 hours) and gives the proper psi.