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    Effectiveness of surgical dressings in preventing surgical site infections in patients with clean contaminated wounds
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2020-01-19) Alvarez Genovez, Ruth Maria; Pretell Aguilar, Rosa María
    Objective: Systematize the evidence on the effectiveness of surgical dressing in preventing surgical site infection in patients with clean contaminated wounds. Material and Methods: the systematic reviews of these 10 pieces of evidence were found in the following databases: Google Scholar, Dialnet, Cochrane, Epistemonikos and Scielo. Of the 10 articles reviewed, 70% (n=7/10) are systematic reviews, 20% (n=2/10) are case-control studies and 10% (n=1/10) are randomized clinical trials. According to the quality of the evidence, it was found to be high in 80% and moderate in 20%. According to the recommendation strength it is 80% strong and 20% weak; Depending on the country where the investigations are carried out, it corresponds to Spain 40%, the United States 20%, Peru 20%, the United Kingdom 10% and Colombia 10%. Results: according to the review, it is evident that 80% (n=8/10) of the articles indicate that the surgical dressing is not effective for the prevention of surgical site infection in patients with clean contaminated wounds and 20% (n= 2/10) state that the surgical dressing is effective in preventing surgical site infection in clean contaminated wounds. Conclusions: it is concluded that 8 of 10 evidences indicate that the surgical dressing is not effective for the prevention of surgical site infection in patients with clean contaminated wounds and 2 of 10 evidences affirm that the surgical dressing is effective in the prevention of site infection. surgical in clean contaminated wounds.