Cochrane · systematic review · CD010259
Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds
Toon, CD, Lusuku, C, Ramamoorthy, R, 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 2 · 40%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 dressing removal compared to delayed dressing removal for surgical wounds
Population: people with surgical site infection
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Superficial surgical site infection Superficial surgical site infection within 30 days of surgery Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | RR 0.64 [0.32, 1.28] | 3 studies · 280 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Superficial wound dehiscence Superficial wound dehiscence reported within 30 days of surgery Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | RR 2 [0.19, 21.16] | 2 studies · 180 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Serious adverse events Patients experiencing serious adverse events within 30 days of surgery Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | RR 0.83 [0.28, 2.51] | 1 study · 78 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Length of hospital stay Total length of hospital stay at maximal Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 102 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Costs Costs at maximal Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 102 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Early dressing removal compared to delayed dressing removal for surgical wounds
Population: people with surgical site infection
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Superficial surgical site infection Superficial surgical site infection within 30 days of surgery Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | RR 0.64 [0.32, 1.28] | 3 studies · 280 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Superficial wound dehiscence Superficial wound dehiscence reported within 30 days of surgery Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | RR 2 [0.19, 21.16] | 2 studies · 180 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Serious adverse events Patients experiencing serious adverse events within 30 days of surgery Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | RR 0.83 [0.28, 2.51] | 1 study · 78 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Length of hospital stay Total length of hospital stay at maximal Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 102 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Costs Costs at maximal Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 102 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |