Role of wound protectors in preventing surgical site infection in patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the role of wound protectors (WPs) in surgical site infection (SSI) prevention in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

Background

Despite practitioners having pursued the ultimate aim of "getting to zero" for centuries, SSI is still a global healthcare burden. WPs are thought to be able to prevent the incision from bacterial contamination, however, contradictory results have been reported.

Method

A meta-analysis was performed to compare the SSI rate in patients with and without WPs after abdominal surgery. It includes subgroup analysis of the SSI rate in different surgical sites and different degrees of wound contamination. A systematic literature search was conducted in the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library databases, and Web of Science from

SUBMITTER: Liu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11837728 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature