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Decreases wound infection incidence
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.Findingreplicated ×2“The risk of developing SSI was significantly reduced in the triclosan group compared with the standard suture group (RR 0.73, 95% CI 0.65 to 0.82).”
Quoted verbatim from The use of triclosan-coated sutures to prevent surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Surgical patients across 25 RCTs (clean to dirty surgery) closed with triclosan-coated versus standard sutures
Effect 0.73 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.65 to 0.82
The use of triclosan-coated sutures to prevent surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.2019PMID:31481559Permalink
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