Table 1.
Search Criteria for Literature Review
| Search Terms | Identified Studies* | Included Studies† | Surgical Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Decolonization | |||
| 1.“Preoperative skin decolonization” OR “mupirocin | 312 | 14 | Orthopedics |
| Cardiac | |||
| Dermatologic | |||
| 2.“Chlorhexidine” | General | ||
| ENT | |||
| Neurologic | |||
| Plastic | |||
| Double gloving | |||
| 1.“Double gloving” | 40 | 4 | Obstetric |
| 2.“Glove perforation” | General | ||
| 3.“Surgical site infection” OR “Breast implant infection” | Plastic | ||
| Vascular/trauma | |||
| Pocket irrigation | |||
| 1.“Breast” | 239 | 13 | Plastic |
| 2.“Irrigation” | |||
| 3.“Infection” | |||
| Minimal touch techniques | |||
| 1.“No touch” OR “Keller” OR “Minimal touch” |
17 | 7 | Cardiothoracic |
| Hepatobiliary | |||
| 2.“Breast reconstruction” | Orthopedics | ||
| Plastic | |||
| Closing instruments | |||
| 1.“Closing instruments” | 5 | 3 | Colorectal |
| 2.“Surgical site infections” | |||
| 3.“Sterile” | General | ||
| ADM | |||
| 1.“Acellular dermal matrix” | 4 | 3 | Plastic |
| 2.“Surgical site infection” | |||
| 3.“Sterile” | |||
| Postoperative antibiotics | |||
| 1.“Postoperative” | 76 | 3 | Plastic |
| 2.“Antibiotics” | |||
| 3.“Surgical site infection” | |||
| Drains | |||
| 1.“Drain care” | 3 | 3 | Plastic |
| 2.“Breast reconstruction” | |||
| Implant infection prevention protocols | |||
| 1.“Implant-based breast reconstruction” | 18 | 3 | Plastic |
| 2.“Evidence based” | |||
| 3.“Protocol” | |||
ADM, acellular dermal matrix. “OR” refers to the Boolean operator used to focus search results.
*Studies were identified in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines using PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases. Eligible studies included RCTs, retrospective and prospective cohort studies, case-control, and cross-sectional studies.
†Exclusion criteria included duplicate studies, non-English language studies, and those not utilizing patient data.