Wound irrigation for preventing surgical site infections.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Antiseptic wound irrigation to prevent surgical site infection after laparotomy: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2025
   Pooled it
2. Comparative efficacy of intraoperative wound irrigation with aqueous chlorhexidine versus normal saline to prevent surgical site infections: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2026
   Trial
3. Wound Irrigation Prior to Closure During Routine Upper-Extremity Surgery: Is There a Difference in Wound Complications?Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026
   Article
4. Intrawound Vancomycin and Povidone-Iodine Treatment to Reduce Infection Rates in Arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026
   Article
5. Prophylactic incisional wound irrigation with aqueous chlorhexidine gluconate vs aqueous povidone iodine for prevention of surgical site infection in elective abdominal surgery.Infection prevention in practice · 2026
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6. Severe trauma care: advances and future directions in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and information technology support.Medical review (2021) · 2026
   Article
7. Tactical use of irrigants in open orthopaedic procedures: 'what to use & when'.EFORT open reviews · 2026
   Review
8. No surgical site infections observed after lumbar unilateral biportal endoscopy: a multicenter retrospective series of 1566 patients.Brain & spine · 2026
   Article
9. Stem Cell and Exosome Therapy in Wound Healing: Traps, Paradoxes, and Tricks Transforming Paradigms.Biomedicines · 2025
   Article
10. Safety of early postoperative showering in level-1 and level-2 surgical wounds: a retrospective study.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2025
    Article
11. Primary closure of ileostomy site after irrigation with betaine-polyhexanide: a case series.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025
    Article
12. Chlorhexidine Gluconate Irrigation in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Delivery.Cureus · 2025
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13. The Use of a Novel Antiseptic Irrigant Solution in Combination with Vancomycin Powder Significantly Reduces the Risk of Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedic Trauma Patients.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025
    Article
14. Consensus Guidelines for the Use of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neurological Diseases: A Neuron Project from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience.Journal of pain research · 2025
    Article
15. Histopathological and histomorphometric investigation of the effects of different irrigation solutions on Achilles tendon healing in rats.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2024
    Article
16. Surgical site infection prevention in abdominal surgery: is intraoperative wound irrigation with antiseptics effective? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2023
    Article

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Authors and funding

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