EARLY OUTCOMES OF POST OPERATIVE HIP AND PROXIMAL THIGH WOUNDS DRESSED WITH POST-OP OPSITE™ VERSUS POVIDONE-IODINE BASED DRESSING; A RANDOMIZED TRIAL

INTERVENTION: Post operative opsite dressing versus povidone iodine based dressing CONDITION: ; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases ; Surgery Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Surgery PRIMARY OUTCOME: incidence of surgical site infection; SECONDARY OUTCOME: Skin maceration (presence or absence) ; peri wound blistering (presence or absence) ; Wound dressing loosening/ displacement (presence or absence) ; Pain score during change of wound dressings ; Number of changes of wound dressing before removal of stitches ; INCLUSION CRITERIA: All consenting patients undergoing surgeries around the hip and proximal thigh that are eighteen years and older. Patients would have to be on the ward for a minimum of five days