SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2017
Antimicrobial-coated sutures to decrease surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- Updated guideline for closure of abdominal wall incisions from the European and American Hernia Societies.The British journal of surgery · 2022Pooled it
- The use of triclosan-coated sutures to prevent surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- [Triclosan-coated sutures in colorectal surgery : Assessment and meta-analysis of the recommendations of the WHO guideline].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019Pooled it
- A Prospective, Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Two Absorbable Barbed Sutures in Thyroid Surgery.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Trial
- Effect of Using Triclosan-Impregnated Polyglactin Suture to Prevent Infection of Saphenectomy Wounds in CABG: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2019Trial
- Effect of triclosan-coated sutures on surgical site infections in pilonidal disease: prospective randomized study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Trial
- Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Triclosan-Coated and Chlorhexidine-Coated Suture on Bacterial Load Reduction in Periodontal Flap Surgery: A Clinicomicrobiological Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Colorectal and emergency surgical patients in the literature supporting EHS and AHS guidelines on abdominal wound closure: a granular analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Consensus document on the management of wound closure in orthopaedic surgery.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
- Do Antibacterial Skin Sutures Reduce Surgical Site Infections After Elective Open Abdominal Surgery?-A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Single-Center Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Fabrication of a Biocompatible Nanoantimicrobial Suture for Rapid Wound Healing after Surgery.ACS omega · 2024Article
- "Recommendations for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) prevention: the European Knee Associates (EKA)-International Committee American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)-Arthroplasty Society in Asia (ASIA) survey of members".Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- A review of current advancements for wound healing: Biomaterial applications and medical devices.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2022Review
- Dental Prosthesis in Esophagus: A Right Cervicotomic Approach.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Neonates and Children: Non-Pharmacological Measures of Prevention.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Do Triclosan Sutures Modify the Microbial Diversity of Surgical Site Infections? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Incidence of surgical site infections with triclosan-coated monofilament versus multifilament sutures in elective colorectal surgery.Surgery today · 2022Observational
- How Long Do Implanted Triclosan Sutures InhibitPharmaceutics · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the effect of triclosan coated sutures in the prevention of surgical site infections in a Spanish hospital setting: A prospective, observational study.Infection prevention in practice · 2021Article
- Natural Cellulose Fibers for Surgical Suture Applications.Polymers · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
To investigate the effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated sutures compared with non-coated sutures in reducing surgical site infection (SSI) and develop recommendations for World Health Organization (WHO) SSI prevention guidelines. We searched Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and WHO Global Health from 1990-16/02/2015 with language restricted to English, Spanish, and French. Meta-analysis was performed with a random-effects model. Meta-regression analysis assessed whether the effect of antimicrobial coating changed according to the type of suture and surgery. Subgroup analyses were based on types of sutures. Quality of the retrieved evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation. Thirteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and five observational studies (OBSs) met the inclusion criteria. Antimicrobial sutures significantly reduced SSI risk (for RCTs: OR 0.72, 95 % CI 0.59-0.88, p = 0.001, I
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