Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

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

Wound complications · surgical patients

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Wound complications · surgical patients

Shaving probably leads to higher wound complications compared with clipping (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.74 [1.12, 2.71]
3 studies · 1333 participants
Moderate