DAKIN SOLUTION

Course overview

DAKIN SOLUTION, ALSO CALLED DAKIN FLUID OR CARREL-DAKIN FLUID, IS A DILUTE SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (NACLO) SOLUTION THAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS BLEACH. THE MIXTURE OF SODIUM PEROXIDE (NAO) AND HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCL) PRODUCES SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. THE MAIN ACTIVE AGENT IN DAKIN SOLUTION IS CREATED WHEN THE CHLORINE IN THE SOLUTION REACTS WITH WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENT TO FORM HYPOCHLOROUS ACID (HCLO). THIS HYPOCHLOROUS ACID PRODUCES THE POTENT ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT IN TISSUES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, TOXICITY, AND ADMINISTRATION OF DAKIN SOLUTION AS APPLIES TO THE CLINICAL SETTING.