Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

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

Surgical site infection · surgical patients

It is very uncertain whether chlorhexadine 4% changes surgical site infection compared with no wash (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative bathing or showering with skin antiseptics to prevent surgical site infection 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.26, 2.62]
3 studies · 1142 participants
Very low