Surgical infections

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Surgical infections · Oct 2016

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Gentamicin-Collagen Sponges for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

To study the effectiveness of gentamicin-collagen sponges (GCS) for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs). ⋯ When analyzing lower-quality studies or only clean procedures, GCS significantly reduced the risk of SSI. Further high-quality randomized studies are needed to confirm the benefit of GCS for lowering mortality rates.

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