Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 3 reviews · Wounds

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Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

Postoperative superficial infections · people with surgical site infection

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes superficial surgical site infection Superficial surgical site… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.64 [0.32, 1.28]
3 studies · 280 participants
Very low

Subcutaneous closure vs no subcutaneous closure

Postoperative superficial infections · participants having non‐caesarean surgery

It is very uncertain whether subcutaneous closure changes superficial surgical site infection compared with no subcutaneous closure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcutaneous closure versus no subcutaneous closure after non‐caesarean surgical procedures 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.53, 1.33]
6 studies · 815 participants
Very low

Continuous skin sutures vs interrupted skin sutures

Postoperative superficial infections · participants with non‐obstetric surgery

It is very uncertain whether continuous skin sutures changes superficial surgical site infection compared with interrupted skin sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous versus interrupted skin sutures for non‐obstetric surgery 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.73 [0.4, 1.33]
4 studies · 602 participants
Very low