The Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Coated Sutures for Preventing Incisional Surgical Site Infections in Digestive Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Motoi UchinoToru MizuguchiHiroki OhgeSeiji HajiJunzo ShimizuYasuhiko MohriChizuru YamashitaYuichi KitagawaKatsunori SuzukiMotomu KobayashiMasahiro KobayashiFumie SakamotoMasahiro YoshidaToshihiko MayumiKoichi Hiratanull null

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)

Antimicrobial-coated sutures are significantly more efficacious for preventing SSIs during digestive and colorectal surgery, even when restricted to clean-contaminated wounds. However, the hospital stay length was not affected.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
surgical site infection
minimally invasive
heavy metals
coronary artery bypass
healthcare
drinking water
emergency department
acute care
adverse drug
coronary artery disease
risk assessment