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ArticleReviews in obstetrics & gynecology2009

Reducing surgical site infections: a review.

David E Reichman, James A Greenberg

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Article in Reviews in obstetrics & gynecology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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71citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Global Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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11 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

David E Reichman
James A Greenberg

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection at or near surgical incisions within 30 days of an operative procedure contributes substantially to surgical morbidity and mortality each year. The prevention of surgical site infections encompasses meticulous operative technique, timely administration of appropriate preoperative antibiotics, and a variety of preventive measures aimed at neutralizing the threat of bacterial, viral, and fungal contamination posed by operative staff, the operating room environment, and the patient's endogenous skin flora. It is the latter aspect of contamination, and specifically mechanical methods of prevention, on which this review focuses.

Indexed as

ChlorhexidineIsodine povacrylexIsopropyl alcoholPostsurgical infectionPovidone iodineSurgery, patient skin preparationSurgical site infections

Identifiers

PMID20111657
PMCPMC2812878

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