Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 100%High 0 · 0%

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

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.82 [1.05, 3.14]
7 studies · 1706 participants
Moderate