Meta-analysis of randomized and quasi-randomized clinical trials of topical antibiotics after primary closure for the prevention of surgical-site infection.

Clare F Heal Jennifer BanksP LepperEvangelos KontopantelisM L van Driel

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2017)

Topical antibiotics probably prevent SSI compared with no topical antibiotic or antiseptic. No conclusion can be drawn regarding whether they cause allergic contact dermatitis.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
systematic review
wound healing
double blind
open label
placebo controlled
randomized controlled trial
phase ii