It is very uncertain whether subcuticular sutures changes surgical site infection Incidence of wound infection compared with surgical tapes (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether subcuticular sutures changes surgical site infection Incidence of wound infection compared with surgical zippers (very low certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection Inspection of the wound1 ( (moderate certainty).
The intervention leads to higher surgical site infection (all wound classifications) Inspection of… (high certainty).
Subcuticular sutures showed no clear difference in surgical site infection Incidence of wound infection compared with tissue adhesives (moderate certainty).
Subcuticular sutures showed no clear difference in surgical site infection Incidence of wound infection compared with skin staples (moderate certainty).
Subcuticular sutures showed no clear difference in surgical site infection (SSI) Incidence of wound infection compared with transdermal sutures (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether high viscosity tissue adhesive changes wound infection compared with low viscosity tissue adhesive (very low certainty).
Octylcyanoacrylate showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with butylcyanoacrylate (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether tissue adhesive changes wound infection compared with sutures (very low certainty).
Tissue adhesive showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with adhesive tape (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether tissue adhesive changes wound infection compared with staples (very low certainty).
Tissue adhesive showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with other methods (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure changes wound infection compared with tension‐free midline closure (very low certainty).
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure probably leads to lower wound infection compared with conventional midline closure (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether perioperative antibiotics changes wound infection Proportion of wound infections compared with placebo or no antibiotic (very low certainty).
Preoperative antibiotics probably leads to lower wound infections Proportion of wound infections compared with placebo or no antibiotic (moderate certainty).