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    Efficacy of preoperative shaving to reduce infection at the surgical site of the postoperative patient
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 1905-07-09) De La Rosa Mauricio, Yurico Lili; Tabraj Esteban, Rosa Luz; Rivera Lozada de Bonilla, Oriana
    The systematic review of the 10 scientific articles on the effectiveness of preoperative shaving in reducing surgical site infection were found in the Cochrane Plus database, all of them correspond to the type and design of Systematic Reviews studies. The reviewed articles state that there are no differences in surgical field infection between patients whose hair was removed or not before surgery. If hair removal is necessary, then hair cutting and depilatory creams cause less infection of the surgical field than shaving with a razor. There is no difference in surgical field infection when patients are shaved or cut the day before surgery or on the day of surgery. The reviews do not find sufficient evidence to demonstrate an effect of preoperative hair removal on a rate of surgical site infection and the relative effects of shaving and waxing. Therefore, it is concluded that there is not enough scientific evidence to define the effectiveness of preoperative shaving or not shaving preoperatively in reducing surgical site infection, therefore shaving or not shaving is at the technical discretion of the head of the surgery team. .