Open AccessThe clinical effectiveness of wound edge protectors in reducing surgical site infection after abdominal surgery: meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Xujia Li,
Haomin Lin,
Lin Zhu,
Jing Chen,
Sujuan Lei,
Bo Li,
Song Su
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bjs open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac065
Subject(s) - medicine , surgical site infection , relative risk , surgery , cochrane library , incidence (geometry) , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , surgical wound , subgroup analysis , abdominal surgery , confidence interval , physics , optics
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication after abdominal surgery. The effectiveness of wound edge protectors in reducing infection of the surgical sites is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical effectiveness of a wound edge protector (WEP) in reducing SSI rates after abdominal surgery.