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 no topical antibiotic. (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
Preoperative showering with chlorhexidine 4% showed no clear difference in surgical site infection compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine 4% changes surgical site infection compared with bar soap (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexadine 4% changes surgical site infection compared with no wash (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · solid organ transplant recipients
It is very uncertain whether extended changes surgical site infections* (all) Time frame: 30 days compared with short duration antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infections: liver transplant recipients Time frame: 30 days · solid organ transplant recipients
It is very uncertain whether extended changes surgical site infections: liver transplant recipients Time frame: 30… compared with short duration antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infections: kidney transplant recipients Time frame: 30 days · solid organ transplant recipients
It is very uncertain whether extended changes surgical site infections: kidney transplant recipients Time frame:… compared with short duration antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
Negative pressure wound therapy probably leads to lower surgical site infection (proportion of participants in each group… compared with standard dressing (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Surgical site infection within 30 days, irrespective of risk of bias (14 days to 30 days) · surgical patients with need for abdominal, caesarean section, orthopaedic or breast surgery
The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection within 30 days, irrespective of risk of bias… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Surgical site infection within 30 days in trials with low risk of bias (14 days to 30 days) · surgical patients with need for abdominal, caesarean section, orthopaedic or breast surgery
The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection within 30 days in trials with low risk of… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
Shaving probably leads to higher surgical site infection (SSI) compared with clipping (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
Shaving probably leads to higher surgical site infection (SSI) compared with cream (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
Depilatory cream showed no clear difference in surgical site infection (SSI) compared with no hair removal (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
Clipping showed no clear difference in surgical site infection (SSIs) compared with no hair removal (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
Hair removal the day before surgery showed no clear difference in surgical site infection (SSIs) compared with hair removal on the day of surgery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
Shaving probably leads to higher surgical site infection (SSIs) compared with no hair removal (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery
It is very uncertain whether subcuticular sutures changes surgical site infection Incidence of wound infection compared with surgical tapes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery
It is very uncertain whether subcuticular sutures changes surgical site infection Incidence of wound infection compared with surgical zippers (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review