Plus Sutures for preventing surgical site infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes with economic and environmental models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent ~ 20% of all hospital-acquired infections in surgical patients and are associated with prolonged hospital stay, admission to intensive care, and mortality. We conducted a systematic review with economic and environmental models to assess whether triclosan-coated sutures (Plus Sutures) provide benefits over non-coated sutures in the reduction of SSI risk.

Methods

Searches were conducted in fifteen databases. A total of 1,991 records were retrieved. Following deduplication and screening by two independent reviewers, 31 randomized controlled trials in adults and children were included in the review. Similarity of the studies was assessed by narrative review and confirmed by quantitative assessment. A fixed effects meta-analys

SUBMITTER: Edwards M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548560 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature