Pascual 1994.

Methods	Not known.
Participants	34 people having abdominal surgery. Country and dates of study are not known.
Interventions	Group 1: "The surgical field was prepared the day prior to surgery." (n = 17) Group 2: "The surgical field was prepared 2 hours prior to surgery." (n = 17) No details are available regarding product, venue, or who removed the hair.
Outcomes	Results obtained were analysed in each group with regard to the germs isolated, age of the participants, base disease, postoperative infections, and length of postoperative stay.
Notes	We have as yet been unable to obtain a copy of the full text of this paper.