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Incisional wound irrigation for the prevention of surgical site infection. A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

21 November 2024
Randomized clinical trials General
Groenen H, Bontekoning N, Jalalzadeh H, Buis DR, Dreissen YEM, Goosen JHM et al.
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BJS Foundation Limited
London, UK
JAMA Surg 2024; 159: 792-800.
This meta-analysis included 41 RCTs with 17,188 procedures. Surgical site infection was reduced by both antiseptic (relative risk 0.6, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.44 to 0.81) and antibiotic solutions (0.46, 0.27 to 0.73 to 0.83).
Comment: The final say on wound irrigation?
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