A case of meningomyelocele was posted for surgery. Till the patient is waiting for surgery, the covering of the sac will be protected by a gauze soaked in:
a. Normal saline(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 2802-2803, Ghai 8/e p 575-577)Meningomyelocele is covered with sterile saline-soaked gauze to prevent it from drying, trauma and infection
Normal saline
Tincture iodine
Methylene blue
Mercurochrome
Central Nervous System