Cochrane · systematic review · CD010075
Early versus delayed post‐operative bathing or showering to prevent wound complications
Toon, CD, Sinha, S, Davidson, BR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
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
1
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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 onlyEarly versus delayed post‐operative bathing and showering
Population: patients with closed post‐operative incisions
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical site infection Early vs delayed post‐operative bathing and showering | RR 0.96 [0.62, 1.48] | 1 study · 857 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |
Early versus delayed post‐operative bathing and showering
Population: patients with closed post‐operative incisions
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical site infection Early vs delayed post‐operative bathing and showering | RR 0.96 [0.62, 1.48] | 1 study · 857 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |