/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2396/all en /newsroom/channels/news/cleaning-wounds-saline-water-trumps-soap-and-water-257318 <p>Now, an international team of researchers led by McMaster University in collaboration with the Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre has found that soap and water is actually less effective than just using saline water.</p> <p>The findings, which were published in the <em>New England Journal of Medicine, </em>could lead to significant cost savings, particularly in developing countries where open fractures are particularly common.</p> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:54:23 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25035 at /newsroom