Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds

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Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

Superficial wound dehiscence · people with surgical site infection

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes superficial wound dehiscence Superficial wound dehiscence reported… 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 2 [0.19, 21.16]
2 studies · 180 participants
Very low

Subcutaneous closure vs no subcutaneous closure

Superficial wound dehiscence · participants having non‐caesarean surgery

It is very uncertain whether subcutaneous closure changes superficial wound dehiscence 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 0.56 [0.22, 1.41]
2 studies · 215 participants
Very low