Timing of wound closure (immediate vs delayed): Adverse events ‐ superficial infection
It is very uncertain whether timing of wound closure (immediate changes adverse events ‐ superficial infection compared with delayed) (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Timing of wound closure (immediate vs delayed) Adverse events ‐ superficial infection · adults with open long bone fractures of the upper and lower limbs It is very uncertain whether timing of wound closure (immediate changes adverse events ‐ superficial infection compared with delayed) (very low certainty). Timing of antibiotic administration, wound debridement, and the stages of reconstructive surgery for open… (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 6.45 [0.35, 120.43] | 1 study · 71 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timing of antibiotic administration, wound debridement, and the stages of reconstructive surgery for open long bone fractures of the upper… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.