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Efficacy of Strategies Intended to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Lower Limb Revascularization Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Aidan M KirkhamJasmine CandeliereDaniel I McIsaacHenry T StelfoxLuc DuboisHeather L GillTimothy BrandysSudhir K NagpalDerek J Roberts
Published in: Annals of surgery (2023)
Preincision antibiotics and iNPWT reduce risk of early SSI after lower limb revascularization surgery. Confirmatory trials are required to determine whether other promising strategies also reduce SSI risk.
Keyphrases
  • surgical site infection
  • lower limb
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • systematic review
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass