Table 2: Clipping versus shaving.
References Design Participant Sample & Size Outcome measures Result Remarks
1 Trussel et al. (2008) Retrospective chart review Only CABG patients N=1827
Excluded=not
pre:808
post:674 		SSI
  • In post-intervention period the use of shaving decreased from 60% to 20 % (P=0.00).
  • Patient care path way including pre-operative antibiotic administration, tight glucose control and hair removal by clipping was implemented.
  • Incidence of SSI was studied retrospectively before and after implementation of patient care pathway.
2 Grober et al. (2012) RCT Male genitalia surgery N=2015
Clipper: 107
Razor: 108
  • 4 patients develop infection:
    2 in clipper group
    2 in razor group
  • Only male patients include in the study.
  • The result cannot be generalized to other surgical specialties.