Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing surgical site infection in abdominal surgery between triclosan-coated and uncoated sutures.
Martijn DepuydtSarah Van EgmondStine Mette PetersenFilip MuysomsNadia HenriksenEva DeerenbergPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2024)
According to the results of this meta-analysis the use of triclosan-coated sutures for fascial closure statistically significantly reduces the incidence of SSI after abdominal surgery with a risk difference of about 2%.