Do dressings prevent infection of closed primary wounds after surgery?

Jane Blazeby; Lazaros Andronis; Natalie Blencowe; Melanie Calvert; Joanna Coast; Tim Draycott; Jenny L. Donovan; Rachael Gooberman-Hill; Robert Longman; Laura Magill; Jonathan Mathers; Tom Pinkney; Barney Reeves; Chris A Rogers; Andrew Torrance; Trudie Young; Mark Woodward; Gemma Clayton; Jo Dumville; Lucy Ellis; Rhiannon Macefield; Christel McMullan; Thomas Milne; Helen Van Der Nelson; Alexandra Nicholson; Leila Rooshenas; Dimitrios Siassakos; Sean Strong; Daisy Townsend; Cathy Winter

doi:10.1136/bmj.i2270

Do dressings prevent infection of closed primary wounds after surgery?

Jane Blazeby^*, Lazaros Andronis, Natalie Blencowe, Melanie Calvert, Joanna Coast, Tim Draycott, Jenny L. Donovan, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Robert Longman, Laura Magill, Jonathan Mathers, Tom Pinkney, Barney Reeves, Chris A Rogers, Andrew Torrance, Trudie Young, Mark Woodward, Gemma Clayton, Jo Dumville, Lucy EllisRhiannon Macefield, Christel McMullan, Thomas Milne, Helen Van Der Nelson, Alexandra Nicholson, Leila Rooshenas, Dimitrios Siassakos, Sean Strong, Daisy Townsend, Cathy Winter

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Abstract

After surgery, the wound must try to heal. A dressing may be applied, with the expectation of improved healing, management of exudate, or reduced chance ofsurgicalsite infection. Surgical site infection is of particular importance to health services and patient outcomes. However, whether dressings are necessary and influence these issues is uncertain. Here we discuss uncertainty about wound dressings in closed primary surgical wounds.

Original language	English
Article number	i2270
Number of pages	4
Journal	BMJ
Volume	353
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2270
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2016

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BTC (Bristol Trials Centre)
Centre for Surgical Research

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Blazeby, J., Andronis, L., Blencowe, N., Calvert, M., Coast, J., Draycott, T., Donovan, J. L., Gooberman-Hill, R., Longman, R., Magill, L., Mathers, J., Pinkney, T., Reeves, B., Rogers, C. A., Torrance, A., Young, T., Woodward, M., Clayton, G., Dumville, J., ... Winter, C. (2016). Do dressings prevent infection of closed primary wounds after surgery? BMJ, 353, [i2270]. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2270

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