Cochrane · systematic review · CD006353

Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection

Webster, J, Alghamdi, A · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Wounds3 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 1 · 50%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Comparison

Population: Patients undergoing surgery
CD006353.PUB4 (current) · 1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Surgical site infection (all wound classifications) Inspection of the wound1 (
RR 1.23 [1.02, 1.48]5 studies · 3082 participantsHigh

Comparison

Population: Patients undergoing surgery
CD006353.PUB4 (current) · 1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Surgical site infection Inspection of the wound1 (
RR 1.03 [0.66, 1.6]2 studies · 1113 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Comparison

Population: Patients undergoing surgery
CD006353.PUB3 · 1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Surgical site infection (all wound classifications) Inspection of the wound1 (
RR 1.23 [1.02, 1.48]5 studies · 3082 participantsHigh

Comparison

Population: Patients undergoing surgery
CD006353.PUB3 · 1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Surgical site infection Inspection of the wound1 (
RR 1.03 [0.66, 1.6]2 studies · 1113 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Comparison

Population: Patients undergoing surgery
CD006353.PUB2 · 1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Surgical site infection (all wound classifications) Inspection of the wound1 (
RR 1.23 [1.02, 1.48]5 studies · 3082 participantsHigh

Comparison

Population: Patients undergoing surgery
CD006353.PUB2 · 1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Surgical site infection Inspection of the wound.1 (
RR 1.03 [0.66, 1.6]2 studies · 1113 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision