Study Commentary: Expensive antiseptics and sutures do not reduce the risk of surgical infections.

Expensive antiseptics and sutures do not reduce the risk of surgical infections – National Institute for Health and Care Research

Original Study: Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet

Commentary on Twitter

Routine use of expensive products during #Surgery of the abdomen does not reduce the risk of infections.

New research in low- and middle-income countries found infections were no more likely when cheaper alternatives were used: https://t.co/k1HqZzPGUg@aneelbhangu @NIHR_GSU pic.twitter.com/zydtqbs3GD

— NIHR Evidence (@NIHRevidence) May 16, 2022