Table 3: Time of Shaving.
References Design Participant Sample & Size Outcome measures Result Remarks
1 Razaviet al. (2005) Study Abdominal surgery N=802
Excluded=82
pre:884
post:802
SSI
  • Lengthening of pre-operative shaving time was significant at p<.0001.
  • Shaving done by clipper
  • Time of clipping: one hour before surgery and 12 hours before were contrasted, which supported previous findings with p=0.001.
  • Time of shaving as close as possible to that of surgery.
  • Abdominal surgery