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The frequency of wound infection after gynecologic surgery varies according to preexisting conditions. Overall, the development of such infections in up to 10% of cases has prompted the generation of many prophylactic strategies. An especially popular tactic entails flushing the incision before closure in order to decrease surgical contamination and wash away debris and blood clots that could serve as foci of infection. These authors studied the efficacy of wound irrigation with saline.
A total of 206 patients were sorted by hospital identification number into two groups: One group received wound irrigation, and the other did not. The most common surgical indication was hysterectomy (>40%), followed by oophorectomy, myomectomy, salpingectomy…