RETRACTED: Preoperative chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine antisepsis for preventing surgical site infection: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials

Dan Zhang; Xi-Chen Wang; Zeng-Xi Yang; Jian-Xin Gan; Jie-Bin Pan; Lan-Ning Yin

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.06.001

RETRACTED: Preoperative chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine antisepsis for preventing surgical site infection: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials

Int J Surg. 2017 Aug:44:176-184. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jun 3.

Authors

Dan Zhang¹, Xi-Chen Wang¹, Zeng-Xi Yang¹, Jian-Xin Gan¹, Jie-Bin Pan¹, Lan-Ning Yin¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China; Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China.

PMID: 28583892
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.06.001

Abstract

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor of the Journal. The retraction has been made because the Editor has been informed that a similar article containing the same research was submitted to another journal by other authors. The authors have admitted errors in drafting and submitting the paper and apologise for the mistakes.

Keywords: Chlorhexidine; Povidone-iodine; Surgical wound infection.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Meta-Analysis
Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use*
Antisepsis / methods*
Chlorhexidine / therapeutic use*
Humans
Povidone-Iodine / therapeutic use*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Povidone-Iodine
Chlorhexidine