• Am. J. Surg. · Mar 1983

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Shaving versus skin depilatory cream for preoperative skin preparation. A prospective study of wound infection rates.

    • P Thur de Koos and B McComas.
    • Am. J. Surg. 1983 Mar 1;145(3):377-8.

    AbstractA prospective, randomized study compared the effect of preoperative shaving versus chemical depilation on wound infection in 253 patients. No statistical difference was found between the two methods. Depilatory cream did save time by allowing hair to be removed the day before surgery and did offer an advantage in areas that were difficult to shave or if the patient was scheduled for diagnostic procedures and operations in the same operative area in close succession.

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