ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
Role of single or double ringed circumferential wound protectors in reducing surgical site infections following colorectal resections. A systematic review.
Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Role of wound protectors in preventing surgical site infection in patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the Role of Retrieval Bags in Mitigating Contamination During Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Surgical Site Infections in Colorectal Cancer Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Surgical Approach and Associated Risk Factors.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The efficacy of wound edge protectors in reducing the post-operative surgical site infections after abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical studies.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective: The objective of this article is to explore whether the use of single or double ringed wound protectors (WP) in patients undergoing colorectal resection (CRR) are associated with reduced risk of surgical site infections (SSI). Materials and methods: Analysis was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. With the help of expert local librarians, systematic search of medical databases like MEBASE, MEDLINE and PubMed was conducted to find appropriate randomized controlled trials (RCT) according to predefined inclusion criteria. The analysis of the pooled data was done using the principles of meta-analysis on statistical software RevMan version 5. Result: Twelve RCT on 2425 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. There were 1216 patients in the WP group and 1209 patients in the no-WP group. In the random effects model analysis, the use of WP during CRR was associated with the reduced risk of SSI [odds ratio 0.60, 95% CI (0.41-0.90), z = 2.49, P = 0.01]. However, there was significant heterogeneity (Tau Conclusion: Use of WP seems to reduce the risk of SSI and therefore, may routinely be used during both open and laparoscopic CRR.
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