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Routine Sterile Glove & Instrument Change at Wound Closure for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

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December 2022

Routine Sterile Glove & Instrument Change at Wound Closure for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

Vol: 302| Issue: 4| Number:7| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income countries

Lancet. 2022 Nov 19;400(10365):1767-1776.

Contributing Authors:
Surgery NIHR Global Research Health Unit on Global

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Synopsis

13,301 patients undergoing non-cesarean abdominal surgery were included in this cluster randomized trial in 7 low- and middle-income countries to assess whether the routine change of gloves and instruments before wound closure reduced the risk of surgical site infection. 7,157 were randomized to current/standard practice and 6,144 were randomized to the intervention group. The primary outcome of i...

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