High-concentration oxygen and surgical site infections in abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis | Zendy

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High-concentration oxygen and surgical site infections in abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Sunil V. Patel,

Shaun C. Coughlin,

Richard Malthaner

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.001012

Subject(s) - medicine , subgroup analysis , confidence interval , meta analysis , surgical site infection , randomized controlled trial , statistical analysis , surgery , statistics , mathematics

There has been recent interest in using high-concentration oxygen to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). Previous meta-analyses in this area have produced conflicting results. With the publication of 2 new randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were not included in previous meta-analyses, an updated review is warranted. Our objective was to perform a meta-analysis on RCTs comparing high- and low- concentration oxygen in adults undergoing open abdominal surgery.

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