ReviewJournal of orthopaedics2018
Does the type of surgical drape (disposable versus non-disposable) affect the risk of subsequent surgical site infection?
Review in Journal of orthopaedics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Novel Designed Surgical Drapes Reducing Fluid Permeability in the Surgical Critical Area of a Sterile Operation Interface: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of nursing management · 2023Trial
- Carbon footprint reduction in shoulder surgery by the rationalisation of single-use convenience packs.Shoulder & elbow · 2026Article
- Plastics and labor: The case of disposable medical plastics.Medical anthropology quarterly · 2026Article
- [Sustainable waste management in the operating room : Recycling of waste and use of reusable materials].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Reusable versus disposable forced air warming: A comparative study of thermal performance as a first step toward more sustainable practices.European journal of anaesthesiology and intensive care · 2025Article
- Deployment of real-time particle detection monitoring system in operating theatres for airborne contamination assessments : a methodological evaluation.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- Rethinking standard theatre protocols - particularly in contaminated cases: balancing evidence, costs and sustainability.ANZ journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Towards a sustainable future in traumatology and orthopaedic surgery. The contribution of « Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique » (SICOT).International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Handling 'carbon footprint' in orthopaedics.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Article
- TheAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Article
- The carbon footprint of arthroscopic procedures.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Article
- Reusing sterile cotton fabric barriers in the clinical practice: an observational and longitudinal study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Observational
- Environmental sustainability in orthopaedic surgery : a scoping review.Bone & joint open · 2022Article
- Our over-reliance on single-use equipment in the operating theatre is misguided, irrational and harming our planet.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2021Article
- The 3MSkin health and disease · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
aimsDetermine whether disposable or reusable drapes are better at reducing surgical site infection (SSI) rates.
methodsA systematic review of the English literature from inception to 2018 with search terms relating to infection and drapes in orthopaedic and spine surgery.
resultsNo orthopaedic or spinal surgery studies assessed the risk of SSI between reusable or disposable drapes. However, two articles, with conflicting results, compared current reusable and disposable drapes in other surgical disciplines.
conclusionThere is no evidence to support a difference between reusable or disposable drapes to reduce the risk of SSI in orthopaedic and spinal surgery.
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