SynthesisAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2017
The role of antimicrobial sutures in preventing surgical site infection.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Plus Sutures for preventing surgical site infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes with economic and environmental models.BMC surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Chlorhexidine - coated vs non-coated Suture to prevent surgical site infections following laparoscopic abdominal surgery (a prospective, randomized, controlled trial; NOVOTILAC).Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Trial
- Does the type of surgical attire influence surgical site infection rates in intramedullary nailing for proximal femoral fractures? A retrospective analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- How well do antibacterial sutures control microbial colonization after oral surgery?Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Article
- PreventingACS applied bio materials · 2024Article
- Impact of Intraoperative Factors on the Development of Postpartum Septic Complications.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Metallic nanoparticle-coated sutures: a breakthrough in the field of surgery.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Review
- Management of Perineal Wounds Following Pelvic Surgery.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2022Review
- Comparison of Antimicrobial Activity Between Bacitracin-Soaked Sutures and Triclosan Coated Suture.The Journal of surgical research · 2022Article
- The antimicrobial peptides secreted by the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla link the neuroendocrine and immune systems: From basic to clinical studies.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Engineering biomaterials to prevent post-operative infection and fibrosis.Drug delivery and translational research · 2021Review
- Natural Cellulose Fibers for Surgical Suture Applications.Polymers · 2020Article
- Prevention of Prosthetic Joint Infection: From Traditional Approaches towards Quality Improvement and Data Mining.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Article
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8 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) are falling following widespread and enforced introduction of guidelines, particularly those that have addressed antibiotic resistant pathogens such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or emergent pathogens such as Clostridium difficile, but no such decline has been seen in the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI), either in the UK, the EU or the US. SSI is one of the HCAIs, which are all avoidable complications of a surgical patient's pathway through both nosocomial and community care. METHODS This report is based on a meeting held at The Royal College of Surgeons of England on 21 July 2016. Using PubMed, members of the panel reviewed the current use of antiseptics and antimicrobial sutures in their specialties to prevent SSI. FINDINGS The group agreed that wider use of antiseptics in surgical practice may help in reducing reliance on antibiotics in infection prevention and control, especially in the perioperative period of open elective colorectal, hepatobiliary and cardiac operative procedures. The wider use of antiseptics includes preoperative showering, promotion of hand hygiene, (including the appropriate use of surgical gloves), preoperative skin preparation (including management of hair removal), antimicrobial sutures and the management of dehisced surgical wounds after infection. The meeting placed emphasis on the level I evidence that supports the use of antimicrobial sutures, particularly in surgical procedures after which the SSI rate is high (colorectal and hepatobiliary surgery) or when a SSI can be life threatening even when the rate of SSI is low (cardiac surgery).
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