Back to Search
Start Over
Timing of dressing removal in the healing of surgical wounds by primary intention: quantitative systematic review protocol.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Feb2012, Vol. 68 Issue 2, p264-270, 7p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2012
-
Abstract
- Berg A., Fleischer S., Kuss O., Unverzagt S. & Langer G. (2012) Timing of dressing removal in the healing of surgical wounds by primary intention: quantitative systematic review protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 68(2), 264-270. Abstract Aim. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy of different lengths of time of postoperative dressing removal in the healing of surgical wounds by primary intention. Background. It is generally practiced and recommended in clinical guidelines to cover surgical incisions which are healing by primary intention postprocedure. However, the timing of dressing removal in relation to the prevention of surgical site infections has not yet been sufficiently examined. Methods. The systematic review and meta-analyses will be performed according to the recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Randomized controlled trials will be included. Comparisons will be made between different durations of leaving dressings in place, including not dressing the surgical site at all, and covering wounds until suture removal. Primary outcome measure is the rate of surgical site infections. Funding of the review was confirmed in March 2010. Discussion. The results of the review can put the timing of dressing removal for wounds which are healing by primary intention into perspective. Because of the widespread use of surgical dressings, clinical practice could be changed in various settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SURGICAL site infections
ANALYSIS of variance
CINAHL database
CONFIDENCE intervals
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
MEDICAL databases
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
MEDLINE
META-analysis
POSTOPERATIVE care
RESEARCH funding
SURGICAL dressings
TIME
WOUND healing
SYSTEMATIC reviews
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
RELATIVE medical risk
PUBLICATION bias
SURGICAL site
DATA analysis software
THERAPEUTICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70211050
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05803.x