Review paper

Preoperative chlorhexidine reduces the incidence of surgical site infections in total knee and hip arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Volume: 39, Pages: 221 - 228
Published: Mar 1, 2017
Abstract
This meta-analysis aims to assess the incidences of surgical site infection of patients who applied preadmission chlorhexidine skin preparation, versus those who applied the traditional skin preparation before undergoing total knee and hip arthroplasty. A systematic search is carried out through Medline (1966–2016.11), PubMed (1966–2016.11), Embase (1980–2016.11), ScienceDirect (1985–2016.11) and the Cochrane Library. Only high quality studies...
Paper Details
Title
Preoperative chlorhexidine reduces the incidence of surgical site infections in total knee and hip arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published Date
Mar 1, 2017
Volume
39
Pages
221 - 228
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