Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Adverse events · participants undergoing clean, clean‐contaminated, contaminated or dirty surgical procedures

All irrigation showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with no irrigation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intracavity lavage and wound irrigation for prevention of surgical site infection 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.05 [0.76, 1.44]
3 studies · 403 participants
Low

Adverse events: abscess formation · participants undergoing clean, clean‐contaminated, contaminated or dirty surgical procedures

All irrigation showed no clear difference in adverse events: abscess formation compared with no irrigation (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intracavity lavage and wound irrigation for prevention of surgical site infection 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.54, 1.54]
3 studies · 331 participants
Moderate