Topical antibiotics vs antiseptic agent: Surgical site infection
Topical antibiotics probably leads to lower surgical site infection compared with antiseptic (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Topical antibiotics vs antiseptic Surgical site infection · people presenting for surgery where healing of surgical wound planned to be by primary intention Topical antibiotics probably leads to lower surgical site infection compared with antiseptic (moderate certainty). Topical antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection in wounds healing by primary intention (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.49 [0.3, 0.8] | 4 studies · 1299 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection in wounds healing by primary intention 2016 · 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.