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What do systematic reviews say?

293 questions · 307 findings · 27 reviews · Wounds

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No studies found 117 · 38.1%GRADE not reported 6 · 2%Very low 103 · 33.6%Low 60 · 19.5%Moderate 19 · 6.2%High 2 · 0.7%

Shaving vs cream

Wound complications · surgical patients

Shaving may leads to higher wound complications compared with cream (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.95 [3.45, 13.98]
5 studies · 937 participants
Low

Shaving vs cream

Length of stay · 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

Clipping vs no hair removal

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

Shaving vs cream

Costs · surgical patients

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 402 participants
Very low

Hair removal the day before surgery vs hair removal on the day of surgery

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

Hair removal the day before surgery vs hair removal on the day of surgery

Length of stay · 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

Hair removal the day before surgery vs hair removal on the day of surgery

Costs · 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

Clipping vs no hair removal

Length of stay · 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

Clipping vs no hair removal

Economic outcomes: Cost of care · 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

Shaving vs no hair removal

Wound complications · surgical patients

Shaving showed no clear difference in wound complications compared with no hair removal (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.21, 4.66]
1 study · 80 participants
Low

Shaving vs no hair removal

Length of stay · surgical patients

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 136 participants
Low

Shaving vs no hair removal

Costs · surgical patients

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 278 participants
Very low

Hydrosurgery vs conventional 'open' surgical debridement

Time to complete healing after split‐thickness skin grafting (time to complete healing) · acute partial‐thickness burns prior to skin grafting

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial‐thickness burns 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 61 participants
Very low

Hydrosurgery vs conventional 'open' surgical debridement

Post-operative infection · acute partial‐thickness burns prior to skin grafting

It is very uncertain whether hydrosurgery changes postoperative infection (number of participants with post‐operative… compared with conventional debridement (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial‐thickness burns 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.33 [0.57, 3.11]
1 study · 61 participants
Very low

Preoperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Wound infection · breast cancer surgery

Preoperative antibiotics probably leads to lower wound infections Proportion of wound infections compared with placebo or no antibiotic (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.67 [0.53, 0.85]
10 studies · 2823 participants
Moderate

Perioperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Economic outcomes: Cost of care · breast cancer surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Preoperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Adverse reactions to treatment Proportion of participants with adverse reactions to treatment · breast cancer surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 2818 participants
Very low

Preoperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Time to onset of infection · breast cancer surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 1450 participants
Low

Preoperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Hospital readmission · breast cancer surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 784 participants
Low

Preoperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Cost of care Heterogenous cost calculation methodology · breast cancer surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 510 participants
Low