Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
New
The panel suggests that antibiotic incisional wound irrigation should not be used for the purpose of preventing SSI (surgical site infection).
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low