What do systematic reviews say?

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Wound drainage for lower limb arterial surgery 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Wound drainage for lower limb arterial surgery 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Wound drainage for lower limb arterial surgery 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The intervention leads to higher surgical site infection (all wound classifications) Inspection of… (high certainty).

• Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.23 [1.02, 1.48]
  5 studies · 3082 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection Inspection of the wound1 ( (moderate certainty).

• Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.03 [0.66, 1.6]
  2 studies · 1113 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The intervention probably leads to lower surgical site infection (moderate certainty).

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.42 [0.24, 0.74]
  7 studies · 472 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection (low certainty).

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.34 [0.09, 1.22]
  2 studies · 220 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 70 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in oedema ‐ Day 1 Scale 1 to 4 (low certainty).

• Perioperative corticosteroids for preventing complications following facial plastic surgery 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 60 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in ecchymosis ‐ Day 1 Scale 1 to 4 (low certainty).

• Perioperative corticosteroids for preventing complications following facial plastic surgery 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 60 participants
  Low

Continuous skin sutures vs interrupted skin sutures

It is very uncertain whether continuous skin sutures changes superficial surgical site infection compared with interrupted skin sutures (very low certainty).

• Continuous versus interrupted skin sutures for non‐obstetric surgery 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.73 [0.4, 1.33]
  4 studies · 602 participants
  Very low

Continuous skin sutures vs interrupted skin sutures

Continuous skin sutures may leads to lower superficial wound dehiscence compared with interrupted skin sutures (low certainty).

• Continuous versus interrupted skin sutures for non‐obstetric surgery 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.08 [0.02, 0.35]
  4 studies · 625 participants
  Low

Continuous skin sutures vs interrupted skin sutures

• Continuous versus interrupted skin sutures for non‐obstetric surgery 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 105 participants
  Very low