What do systematic reviews say?

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes superficial surgical site infection Superficial surgical site… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

• Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.64 [0.32, 1.28]
  3 studies · 280 participants
  Very low

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes superficial wound dehiscence Superficial wound dehiscence reported… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

• Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2 [0.19, 21.16]
  2 studies · 180 participants
  Very low

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes serious adverse events Patients experiencing serious adverse events… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

• Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.28, 2.51]
  1 study · 78 participants
  Very low

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

• Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 102 participants
  Low

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

• Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 102 participants
  Low