Topical antimicrobial treatment of mesh for the reduction of surgical site infections after hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nathan BontekoningNathalie J HuizingAllard S TimmerHannah GroenenStijn W de JongeMarja A Boermeester

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2024)

Data on topical mesh pretreatment to reduce SSI risk after hernia repair is limited. Very low certainty evidence from randomized trials in hernia repair surgery shows no significant benefit for antibiotic mesh pretreatment for SSI reduction, but data are imprecise due to optimal information size not being met.

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